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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Belt squeal. 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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MarkHB Junior Member Offline Go for it! Posts: 88 Ottawa, Canada Gender:	Re: Belt squeal. Reply #1 - 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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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Belt squeal. Reply #2 - 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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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Re: Belt squeal. Reply #3 - 05/19/12 at 04:55:45 MarkHB wrote on 05/18/12 at 17:16:46: Threads in the tech section cover this topic. Remedies vary according to your level of commitment. I always check the tech section first before I ask a question. But there also fresh ideas as well.
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Re: Belt squeal.
Reply #4 - 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. Wink

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Re: Belt squeal.
Reply #5 - 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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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28850 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Belt squeal. Reply #6 - 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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heroicseven Full Member Offline oops, I broke it. Posts: 245 San Diego Gender:	Re: Belt squeal. Reply #7 - 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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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5864 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Belt squeal. Reply #8 - 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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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28850 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Belt squeal. Reply #9 - 05/19/12 at 19:04:45 ... big bonus points,.. when fixes involve using an angle grinder on a runnin' bike... ...
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28905 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Belt squeal. Reply #10 - 05/19/12 at 19:10:41 double points for every tool attached to another to do the job.
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Belt squeal. Reply #11 - 05/19/12 at 20:24:15 Here's a fix for no more belt squeal...
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Belt squeal. Reply #12 - 05/19/12 at 21:10:02 Take away maybe the best trait of the savage, I just can't look ! Built2Last wrote 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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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Belt squeal. Reply #13 - 05/19/12 at 22:11:38 Routy wrote on 05/19/12 at 21:10:02: Take away maybe the best trait of the savage, I just can't look ! Built2Last wrote on 05/19/12 at 20:24:15: Here's a fix for no more belt squeal... http://i45.tinypic.com/2m47vdh.jpg If you want a belt drive, get a sportster
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28850 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Belt squeal. Reply #14 - 05/19/12 at 22:17:33 If you want a chain drive... get a Rebel... ...
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