Front sprocket blocked - how to remove?

[GabrieleItalia]

Yes guys, a funny way to spend your free 15 hours!��
After this, I’ve re adjust the belt and seems all fine.
The spyder is a really piece of art for me.
Unfortunately not so perfect, but this is my first headache with it from 2020. I’ve buy it used with really low milleage.
I m not afraid about mechanical problems but more for the electrical problems , because here in Italy, customers are completely alone,no one can make extraordinary maintenance and this is why this forum saved me frequently.

 

[ulflyer]

Fantastic job. Thanks for posting and the pictures.:2thumbs:

 

[Freddy]

............ and as far as reliabilty goes... The spyder is a complex machine, but with proper maintenance, it is a wonderfull machine...
I've had mine for a bit over two yrs now, and other than an oil change and brake pads that wore out within 8000 km's, I've done 16.5000 km's with a big smile on my face

Proper maintenance is important but that's irrelevant when considering the reliability of the drive pulley. I've had my Spyder for 12 years and 100,000km and it is reliable - other folks not so lucky no matter what maintenance has or hasn't been done. Drive pulley failures started soon after Spyder hit the market and continue to this day. BRP issued a TSB way back then about it, which I acted on early and have had no problem. Shame on BRP for leaving this reliability issue unresolved.

https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums...ulletin&highlight=Front+Sprocket+BRP+Bulletin

Bolt torque has since been increased to 110ftlb.

Most stuff is complex these days, but Spyder has a weakness built into it.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Proper maintenance is important but that's irrelevant when considering the reliability of the drive pulley. I've had my Spyder for 12 years and 100,000km and it is reliable - other folks not so lucky no matter what maintenance has or hasn't been done. Drive pulley failures started soon after Spyder hit the market and continue to this day. BRP issued a TSB way back then about it, which I acted on early and have had no problem. Shame on BRP for leaving this reliability issue unresolved.

https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums...ulletin&highlight=Front+Sprocket+BRP+Bulletin

Bolt torque has since been increased to 110ftlb.

Most stuff is complex these days, but Spyder has a weakness built into it.

Interesting .. I've been here almost as long as you have .... however my recollection of the Sprocket FAILURE issue is different .... My memory is that it began to occur with increasing frequency with the 15 F-3 ..... Something at BRP changed, either the metallurgy, or installation at the factory, or assembly process used .... possibly all 3 ..... This to me is similar to the DESS issue , almost no problems until 2014. ...... jmho .... Mike :thumbup:

 

[Freddy]

Yes :agree: , the first few years of production were a concern, then the higher bolt torque seemed to virtually eliminate it until the triple cyl donk hit the road. Memory of history is hit & miss or too short. The evidence is in the TSB - which was generated (the very same month I joined this forum) after 2 years of too many failures.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Yes :agree: , the first few years of production were a concern, then the higher bolt torque seemed to virtually eliminate it until the triple cyl donk hit the road. Memory of history is hit & miss or too short. The evidence is in the TSB - which was generated (the very same month I joined this forum) after 2 years of too many failures.

Yep you are right about " memory " ... I remember the topic " high belt tension " and after reading about it lowered the tension on my 08 GS ( and was promptly got spanked by many here :roflblack: ) and have used lower tension on my other two spyders with great success .... My 14 RT at 66,000 + mi. has shown no red dust.....:clap::clap::clap: ....