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Squeaking noice from the belt
09/21/10 at 15:42:26

Squeaking noise is coming from the drive belt after riding the bike in the rain. Seems to go away after a thorough wash. Today the noise is back, I lifted the bike on a jack but can't seem to find the source. The marks on the swingarm are the same on both sides, so the wheel seems to be aligned. Besides, it only seems to be happening after a rain, so I doubt it has to do with the wheel being misaligned. Any thoughts? Ideas? Thanks everyone!

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Phelonius Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1897	Re: Squeaking noice from the belt Reply #1 - 09/21/10 at 15:54:59 It is telling you that it wants to be chain driven. Phelonius
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Squeaking noice from the belt Reply #2 - 09/22/10 at 18:31:35 My belt does the same thing every now and then. If like mine, it shows no sign of misaligmnent, don't worry about it,.....its kinda part of the beast
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einheit13 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 116	Re: Squeaking noice from the belt Reply #3 - 09/22/10 at 20:08:38 a dab of grease on a couple (2) belt ribs will do ya
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PhilM Full Member Offline Posts: 127 England (Twyford) Gender:	Re: Squeaking noice from the belt Reply #4 - 09/23/10 at 00:20:42 The belt might be slightly too tight. If you back-off the adjuster bolts 1/2 turn or so you may get rid of the squeak. Worked on mine. (basically - disconnect brake cable at rear wheel, loosen rear axle, jack up rear wheel, adjust bolts, and tighten everything up again. Apologies if you knew this already!)
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Squeaking noice from the belt Reply #5 - 09/23/10 at 05:16:39 Id`avoid grease on the belt. Theres other stuff, tho. Wax, I use a few swipes of canning wax.
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cursal Full Member Offline Daily Savage Rider Posts: 175 Eugene, OR Gender:	Re: Squeaking noice from the belt Reply #6 - 09/23/10 at 07:37:26 I bought a bar of 100% bees wax at a local candle shop and rubbed it on the edges and the teeth of the belt.....I like to repackage it and put a label on it...: Squeak-bee-gone! All my squeaking is gone.
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Squeaking noice from the belt Reply #7 - 09/23/10 at 15:59:32 Seems like I been workin on cars etc for a hunerd years, and I ain't found anything yet that will permanently stop belt noise, including some hi $ stuff. This belt and sheaves ain't no different, some are noisy, some aren't. Mite as well get used to it,.......I did. And it still beats a chain drive,...hands down !!!!
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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: Squeaking noice from the belt Reply #8 - 09/24/10 at 14:31:18 Mine squeeked, especially when it was wet outside. I kept a bar of Bees Wax on the bike. A quick application on both sides of the belt kept the squeek quiet.
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Garyt YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 6	Re: Squeaking noice from the belt Reply #9 - 09/24/10 at 17:53:36 Mine has been sqeaking for the last couple of weeks. Last night I gave it a wash (fantastic) and a little bit of wax on the drive pulley. Today silence. Hope it continues. Gary
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: Squeaking noice from the belt Reply #10 - 09/25/10 at 22:00:23 The hash marks used to align the rear wheel may or may not be aligned with each other. I would use a straight edge or "eyeball" the belt before giving up.
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Re: Squeaking noice from the belt
Reply #11 - 09/26/10 at 05:26:12

I'm with Boofer, although with a slight twist so to speak.
The last time I adjusted my belt, I jacked up the rear of the bike and matched up the hash marks. The belt did not track true and was rubbing on one side when I turned the wheel. Even when the wheel is exactly in line the pulley may have some skew due to torque on it and distortion of the the rubber drive cushioners. I continued to use the adjusters until the belt was tracking in the middle of pulley.

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Digger Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ya gotta be tough to ride singles! Posts: 1604 Colorado Springs, CO Gender:	Re: Squeaking noice from the belt Reply #12 - 10/19/10 at 21:05:10 Boofer wrote on 09/25/10 at 22:00:23: The hash marks used to align the rear wheel may or may not be aligned with each other. I would use a straight edge or "eyeball" the belt before giving up. One way to skin that cat: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1183995917
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Re: Squeaking noice from the belt
Reply #13 - 10/21/10 at 16:59:10

Spend 5 bucks on a 2 oz. tube of Harley-Davidson Poly-Oil... dab a pea-sized amount on your pinky finger and rub it on the edge of the belt where it appears to be making contact/noise. You can apply it to only a couple inches of belt, the goo will spread out as you ride, and will last a while and silence the squeak. I've had my belt checked for tension/alignment several times by a local Suzuki tech, darn thing still squeaks once in a while. (I've heard that techs do tend to keep belts on the tight side, perhaps it may be a source of the problem)

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Squeaking noice from the belt Reply #14 - 10/21/10 at 18:18:10 All you need is too align it and the squeak will go away. If it don't go away then either your frame or the swingarm is tweaked.
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