presquile wrote on 05/02/10 at 12:39:08:I guess like a lot of riders, i had a belt squeak....they put dressing on it, but said it may last 10,000 to 15000 km....just checking, because their quote seems outrageous. Maybe it is another example of repairshop robbers....
I'll hope for the best and think they meant the dressing may last...
I've been able to fix several squeaking belts by simply aligning the rear wheel.
Jack the rear up, bike in neutral, spin wheel and watch the belt.
If it tracks to the side, loosen the axle bolt and loosen the axle adjuster on side it tracks to.
repeat spinning the wheel the opposite way.
If you can get the belt off the edges going both ways, it shouldn't squeak.
dressing is for turkeys and ...