eagleeye299
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Has anybody installed a SmoothSpyder Belt Tensioner on a 2013 ST-S yet? I was wondering about the install and about the reduction on belt vibration. Do you need to drill any holes, or is it a bolt on?
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SmoothSpyder Belt Tensioner
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Mets79ST2013
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Belt Tensioner
Well I was at my dealer today and I know the mechanic there for 13 years, I asking the same question and he told me is not a good idea, because when the belt is loose it could be because something is not working correctly and is better just to take it in, my dealer will not charge me if my belt need adjustment, but that is my dealer.
Well I was at my dealer today and I know the mechanic there for 13 years, I asking the same question and he told me is not a good idea, because when the belt is loose it could be because something is not working correctly and is better just to take it in, my dealer will not charge me if my belt need adjustment, but that is my dealer.
billybovine
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The belt tensioner was misnamed. It does not add much tension to the belt and should be removed before the belt is properly tensioned and then reinstalled. It takes the harmonic vibration out of the belt because it is so long. At no time should the belt tensioner reduce or be an excuse not to do proper belt maintenance. That is not it's purpose. IMO
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Agreed! It is a belt idler.
Orange monster
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I'm really torn on this mod as my logic says if it was truly needed then BRP would have designed the spyder with it or they would changed the design after 6 years to include it. I don't doubt that it helps but wondering what it could hurt after years of use. I'm no mechanical engineer so this is just me thinking aloud...lol
capt.jim
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I consider an "idler pulley" to be a fixed pulley as on a car engine, where it is located in between and usually lower than the adjacent pulleys to create more belt wrap, and also runs on the outside of the belt. Most cars these days have serpentine belts with a belt tensioner which is spring loaded. How about " vibration dampener". The tensioner will add a small amount to the overall static tension, for the much higher 2013 belt tension spec's I would recommend or prefer to see the 2013's set on the low side of the 900-1200N spec's, and all that I have checked have been set low, my ST was set at 880N.
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