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Does anyone have directions on how to install a Drive Belt on a 2016 F3T??
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The basic process:
Wayne
- Remove the brake caliper and suspend with a bungee cord, tarp strap or cord to protect the brake line and parking brake cable
- Remove the Drive Sprocket Cover
- Depending on model and exhaust, you may need to remove the secondary muffler
- Loosen rear wheel axle, removing the nut
- As you are replacing the belt, which will be tighter than the old one, loosen the belt tensioners equally on both sides
- Lift the Spyder using an appropriate jack
- As the rear wheel begins to lift off the ground, remove the axle
- Continue to lift the Spyder via the jack, allowing the wheel to remain on the floor/ground
- Pay attention to support the brake mounting plate, spacers, etc.
- Depending on model, the belt guards may need to be removed
- The drive belt can now be removed from the Spyder
- Assemble in reverse order, paying attention to getting the spacers back in position, and the brake mounting plate
- Adjust belt tension and align drive belt.
- Note: on our Spyders, the belt tension increases when the machine is resting on the ground, and sometimes the belt alignment will change slightly.
- I place the front wheels on automotive wheel ramps, and a bottle jack under the rear shock mount to keep the Spyder in a "loaded" and reasonably level state.
- I set out Spyders at 140# +/- 10# on the Krikit in the loaded state. Check tension at multiple places via rotating the wheel, but always mid-span between the drive and rear sprockets. The belt moves as the rear wheel is rotated.
- Yes, this is less than factory spec. The only sprocket failure we have had was on one F3-L that had the high factory tension.
- Aligning the belt in the loaded state also avoids having the belt move .
Wayne
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