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Title: Belt squeal. Post by arteacher on 05/18/12 at 14:14:17 My belt squeals, especially when it's cool outside. I have centered the belt on the rear pulley, but it us rubbing on the outside edge of the drive pulley. The tension is good. Is there a quick fix for this? |
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Title: Re: Belt squeal. Post by CaptialThumper on 05/18/12 at 17:16:46 Threads in the tech section cover this topic. Remedies vary according to your level of commitment. |
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Title: Re: Belt squeal. Post by bill67 on 05/18/12 at 19:26:52 You could move the belt over a bit even if its not centered on the rear. |
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Title: Re: Belt squeal. Post by arteacher on 05/19/12 at 04:55:45 4355405146595D4C340 wrote:
I always check the tech section first before I ask a question. But there also fresh ideas as well. |
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Title: Re: Belt squeal. Post by Routy on 05/19/12 at 07:23:16 Mine squeaks when cold, and its tracking perfectly. I put it in the same catagory as backfiring,.......if it ever quits, I'll fix it ! In reality, if its not tracking on center, its time to fix it,....quick fix or not. I would loosen the axle (but not too loose) and tighten the adjuster bolt on the side it is rubbing on. But tighten only 1 flat (1/5 revolution) at a time. Just tightening the axle nut can change the tracking. Or if belt tension is already quite tight, you would have to loosen the opposite side. But then you knew that. ;) |
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Title: Re: Belt squeal. Post by ralfyguy on 05/19/12 at 16:54:22 I noticed when it's cool in the morning, the belt is tracking on the inside, when it's hot in the afternoon its tracking on the outside. So I went by the industrial standard and waited for it to be 68 degrees ambient temperature and adjusted it to track in the middle. This worked very well for years now. Haven't adjusted it in three years again. When I take out the wheel for the tire to be replaced, I just measure the distance between the bolt heads and the adjuster body with my caliper before I loosen everything up. On assembly I just adjust it to the previously taken measurements and lock it all down. And the belt tracks dead on like it was before. No more adjustments. |
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Title: Re: Belt squeal. Post by Serowbot on 05/19/12 at 17:14:30 JOG has a method that involves some chanting, burning sage, walking in circles, and the slaughter of 3 chickens... I can't remember which order it goes in though... :-?... |
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Title: Re: Belt squeal. Post by heroicseven on 05/19/12 at 18:31:27 my method involves belt dressing spray and slaughtering just 2 chickens. We burn other things around here but no sage. |
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Title: Re: Belt squeal. Post by MMRanch on 05/19/12 at 18:59:22 Home remendy " Raise the rear tire (tree limb and come-a-long) with the rear wheel spinning (1st gear) ... get your angle grinder (yea !!!!) angle the edge of the belt so less of it touches the edge of the pully !. The squeek will go-a-way ! :) |
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Title: Re: Belt squeal. Post by Serowbot on 05/19/12 at 19:04:45 ... big bonus points,.. when fixes involve using an angle grinder on a runnin' bike... ;D... |
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Title: Re: Belt squeal. Post by verslagen1 on 05/19/12 at 19:10:41 double points for every tool attached to another to do the job. |
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Title: Re: Belt squeal. Post by built2last66 on 05/19/12 at 20:24:15 Here's a fix for no more belt squeal... http://i45.tinypic.com/2m47vdh.jpg |
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Title: Re: Belt squeal. Post by Routy on 05/19/12 at 21:10:02 Take away maybe the best trait of the savage, I just can't look ! 6374686D75336D6072753737010 wrote:
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Title: Re: Belt squeal. Post by built2last66 on 05/19/12 at 22:11:38 353A203B27213230383621530 wrote:
[/quote] If you want a belt drive, get a sportster :D |
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Title: Re: Belt squeal. Post by Serowbot on 05/19/12 at 22:17:33 If you want a chain drive... get a Rebel... ;D... |
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Title: Re: Belt squeal. Post by built2last66 on 05/19/12 at 22:32:05 7B6D7A677F6A677C080 wrote:
If you want a Rebel, get a Ruckus??? |
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Title: Re: Belt squeal. Post by Serowbot on 05/19/12 at 22:39:59 I rode one of those once... it felt like a squirt gun on a roller skate... Scared me sillly... ;D.... |
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Title: Re: Belt squeal. Post by arteacher on 05/24/12 at 05:12:40 OK, you're gonna laugh, but after a failed attempt at adjusting, (didn't just chirp it screamed) I adjusted again and got it fairly quiet. To get it silent I used mustache wax. Last year I attempted to grow a handlebar mustache, which needs wax to keep it tidy. I made up a pint of the stuff, which is bee's wax and Vaseline, in about a 60:40 proportion, and is enough to last a couple of lifetimes. It is solid at room temp, so I heated it up in the microwave and brushed it on the entire belt. When I ran it for a minute on the stand it threw the excess off and appeared to coat the belt evenly. Took it for a short ride and the belt is dead quiet. Not a peep. Hopefully it will last a while. Oh and I gave up on the handlebar mustache- too much hassle. |
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Title: Re: Belt squeal. Post by bill67 on 05/24/12 at 06:31:05 Did you here about the young married couple that got the Vaseline and putty mixed up.All their window glass fell out. |
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