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Front Sprocket BRP Bulletin

SpyderGirl said:
Good to know... I'm almost at 24K miles... not sure if mine has ever been checked. I don't have a good torque wrench though.
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Go to a dealer and ask them to apply BRP bulletin No. 2010-1.:doorag:
You also have a major maintenance at 24k.
 
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It took some effort on my part, and calling a couple of different dealers, but I was finally able to convince one of them to apply the belt tension and bolt torque service bulletins this Friday.

For some reason one of the major hold ups appeared to be the dealer trying to figure out who was going to pay for the application of said bulletins. I figured I would have to pay, but seriously it shouldn't take more than 15 minutes per Spyder should it?

I am hoping by being proactive on this we will avoid having any of the broken sprocket troubles on our two Spyders. :pray:
 
bone crusher said:
Are you guys serious? The belt came off? Come on!

The tech lowered mine from 1300/1400 to about 900...said would be safer than dropping to 400-600...

This made sense to me so I left the issue alone...
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I lowered mine to about 150 lbs which should be around 500 newtons and while it is MUCH looser than before--- I've ridden as hard as ever on the worst roads you can imagine--- and the belt didn't do anything strange--- worked great.
 
SpyderWolf said:
It took some effort on my part, and calling a couple of different dealers, but I was finally able to convince one of them to apply the belt tension and bolt torque service bulletins this Friday.

For some reason one of the major hold ups appeared to be the dealer trying to figure out who was going to pay for the application of said bulletins. I figured I would have to pay, but seriously it shouldn't take more than 15 minutes per Spyder should it?

I am hoping by being proactive on this we will avoid having any of the broken sprocket troubles on our two Spyders. :pray:
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I did mine myself--- took maybe 2 minutes to torque the front bolt and 1/2 hour to adjust the tension and align the belt--- and this was the first time I had done either.

Of the two, it seems to me that the belt tension would be more problematic than the bolt torque.

I'm going to order a new bolt to have an extra-- and might just change it out to avoid premature breakage due to 16000 miles of high belt-tension stress.
 
Firefly said:
I did mine myself--- took maybe 2 minutes to torque the front bolt and 1/2 hour to adjust the tension and align the belt--- and this was the first time I had done either.

Of the two, it seems to me that the belt tension would be more problematic than the bolt torque.

I'm going to order a new bolt to have an extra-- and might just change it out to avoid premature breakage due to 16000 miles of high belt-tension stress.
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One of my future modifications is to start buying all of the various special tools I need to do all of my own maintenance on the Spyders. If it only took you that long on your first attempt, then the tech should be able to get it done much quicker. At least I hope.

I think you have a good point about changing out the bolt as well, since yours may already be pretty stressed.

I would rather take a little time to have them look at everything now, than to be down for weeks due to a broken sprocket.
 
I was able to sneak a tourque wrench in there with a shalow socket on it by only removing the one "oil check" cover and then just flexing the other cover out of the way.

Mine was loose! All better now! Thanks DOC!

You know, you can buy a 1/2 inch drive click stop torque wrench at harbor freight for like $15
 
RShrimp said:
I was able to sneak a tourque wrench in there with a shalow socket on it by only removing the one "oil check" cover and then just flexing the other cover out of the way.

Mine was loose! All better now! Thanks DOC!

You know, you can buy a 1/2 inch drive click stop torque wrench at harbor freight for like $15
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I wouldn't trust ANY tool from Harbor Freight... especially to be accurate for torquing....
 
Mine goes in tomorrow for belt tension and sprocket bolt check. Possible to do it myself, but good chance to check out service at new dealer (Town & Country Sports) which is 12 miles from home. Big HD dealer, but owner bought a Spyder and picked up Can Am product line. Hope they are as good with Spyder as their reputation is with other service. Maybe I'll demo an RT while I'm waiting. :D
 
NancysToy said:
His belt came off because his front sprocket came off, not because the belt was loose. Don't let your tech second guess BRP's new spec. The old spec was 1500 + or -, but it was deemed OK if it was 1100 upon inspection. The RT spec came out at just half the original spec...750 + or -, just a few months ago. Now BRP has seen the need to cut that even further, to 450 + or -. There has to be a sound reason and some engineering knowhow behind this. I would not take your tech's word for his idea of safe. No disrespect, but he has not studied this the way BRP has.
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Scotty,

Lemme restate what he said...he advised not dropping it fully at one shot...he knew I was going to my dealership this week for some work, hard bags, etc...he advised changing it to 900, riding it a lot, and then lowering it when I see them...figured it was safer to go a little slow with it...I have no idea if it makes a difference, but it was reasonable...
 
boborgera said:
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The whole world is wondering where is S/B 2010-1?? :popcorn:
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Dealer still can't find SB 2010-1 regarding sprocket bolt. They will do belt tension check as they found SB 2010-10. They said they will not do bolt torque based on web site messages. Either BossWeb does not have SB 2010-1 or dealer can't find it. If anyone has a way to show the actual SB 2010-1 instead of what it says, please post.
 
BRPjunkie said:
Dealer still can't find SB 2010-1 regarding sprocket bolt. They will do belt tension check as they found SB 2010-10. They said they will not do bolt torque based on web site messages.
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BRPjunkie said:
Dealer still can't find SB 2010-1 regarding sprocket bolt. They will do belt tension check as they found SB 2010-10. They said they will not do bolt torque based on web site messages. Either BossWeb does not have SB 2010-1 or dealer can't find it. If anyone has a way to show the actual SB 2010-1 instead of what it says, please post.
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actually, tell them to find 2010-6. This is the one that addresses the new tension, according to Carlo...
 
bone crusher said:
actually, tell them to find 2010-6. This is the one that addresses the new tension, according to Carlo...
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My typo. Belt tension SB is 2010-6. Thanks Doc for posting photo of SB 2010-1 on bolt torque. Dealer still desn't know why they can't find it, but your photo worked. BossWeb must not be as user friendly as SpyderLovers. :2thumbs:
 
Thanks for posting that Doc. It should be a big help if the dealer I am going to tomorrow cannot find it as well. :2thumbs:
 
Just got back from the dealer. Interestingly enough, my Spyder was actually good to go on everything. Bolt was at proper torque and belt was within the spec range. When we were in Daytona and Kurt checked the belt tension, he said mine was low but would be okay for me to keep running it like that. My wife's Spyder took 3/4 of a turn on the bolt to torque it back down, and they had to adjust the belt tension as hers was too high.

Yes, I did have to pay for these services to be performed.
 
SpyderWolf said:
Just got back from the dealer. Interestingly enough, my Spyder was actually good to go on everything. Bolt was at proper torque and belt was within the spec range. When we were in Daytona and Kurt checked the belt tension, he said mine was low but would be okay for me to keep running it like that. My wife's Spyder took 3/4 of a turn on the bolt to torque it back down, and they had to adjust the belt tension as hers was too high.

Yes, I did have to pay for these services to be performed.
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But the question is .... what did your tech consider 'in spec'.

Did they tell you the exact number?
 
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