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gravel thru the belt
05/18/11 at 16:22:55

It's time for a new rear tire - I got the rear of the bike hanging from a come-along, taking the wheel off and i noticed a couple of spots where pea sized gravel is pushed thru the belt. it's flush with the belt teeth on the inside and pushing out 1/8 " on the outside. I'll try to put up a pic later.

What do you think - try to pry it out, leave it alone, what?

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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: gravel thru the belt Reply #1 - 05/18/11 at 16:29:20 Personally, I'd pry it out. I'd be afraid it would get between the cogs and foul something up worse. I don't think the belt would be too bad with a couple little holes. Post pics....
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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: gravel thru the belt Reply #2 - 05/18/11 at 16:36:28 Only person i know thats actually broken a belt is youzguyz, and it just happened a few days ago after 78,XXX miles. Seems like everyone and their grandmother has gotten a least one small hole from gravel. The belts are heavy duty. Id say pry it out and forget you ever saw it.
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: gravel thru the belt Reply #3 - 05/18/11 at 20:18:04 More than one person on here are running "compromised" belts with no problems, but I don't remember them. Check around the Marketplace. Several on here have spare belts and compassion for those who have priced one.
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buttgoat1 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1042	Re: gravel thru the belt Reply #4 - 05/19/11 at 13:52:52 I would pry it out and run it. Keep an eye on it to see if it starts to shred, but the damage is done already and it hasn't failed so taking out the gravel shouldn't make it worse.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: gravel thru the belt Reply #5 - 05/19/11 at 15:13:03 You might consider filling it in with RTV just to prevent water from seeping in.
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