if you have the belt tensioner, it has marks on it for the amount of movement.

and there's a video in the tech section for belt tension.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1335401723

If your pulley bearing is worn you will get belt noise from the rear no matter how you adjust the belt. This thread has the info on checking and fixing that problem.

https://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1561964431

Miles: about  7500k. its  stored indoors, and there is play in the pully if I wiggle it away and from the tire

Surviving Philly wrote on 08/06/23 at 17:57:33:


Yes, you run the risk of damage to the wheel hub parts and yourself if the bearing seizes.

All of the information here is good. I did the bearing mod, checked alignment, adjusted tension, etc.  Most of these things worked...for a while.  But eventually, the belt still squeaked and squealed.  

So I fixed it...



I'm guessing any paste wax will work, but that's what I had.

I apply a liberal amount once or twice a year.  I found that I usually need to do two coats each time.  Slather some on, do a short ride, and repeat.  

It hasn't squeaked this year, so maybe it holds up once you get enough worked into the belt.  Or it could be that I no longer have a 20-mile freeway commute (more heat??).  I'm not sure, maybe it will start up again this week.

I would still look into the other suggestions, but maybe this will help.  

Good Luck.

LuckyLuna wrote on 09/04/23 at 08:41:23:


your pic's are too large, please reduce to 800x600 or so.

if the wheel is wobbling because of the wheel bearings, then you should replace them before they fail.
or do you mean the pulley wobbles, if so then you need to replace that bearing.
and there's a mod for a double row bearing.

Thank you!

Is there any tricks to getting the old bearing out? or just brute force and a screwdriver?

I'm going with DBM's fix I believe.