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I have been battling some belt noise ever since I bought this bike brand new. And I'm to the point where I am ready to get rid of it.
first off, I need to get a belt tension tool. Right now I think I have it over tightened, but it felt like it had too much slop in it... Now it makes a different noise- on deceleration at EXACLY 20 mph and goes away after I coast slower than that. Its like a hrumph or droning sound.
I noticed last time that I tightened the belt (the time when I think I may have overtightened it) that the little tension spacer thingys werent even. I marked them with a fine-point sharpie. They were even until I tightened down the nut behind the muffler, then it wanted to roll around with the nut. I realize that the axle and spacers are slotted, but there is enough slop that the right side washer could follow the nut a little. Any ways to remedy this? How exactly do you make sure your rear wheel is aligned?
I'm sure if I get this taken care of, there will be another noise....
Good belt tension tool? any one better than the others?
first off, I need to get a belt tension tool. Right now I think I have it over tightened, but it felt like it had too much slop in it... Now it makes a different noise- on deceleration at EXACLY 20 mph and goes away after I coast slower than that. Its like a hrumph or droning sound.
I noticed last time that I tightened the belt (the time when I think I may have overtightened it) that the little tension spacer thingys werent even. I marked them with a fine-point sharpie. They were even until I tightened down the nut behind the muffler, then it wanted to roll around with the nut. I realize that the axle and spacers are slotted, but there is enough slop that the right side washer could follow the nut a little. Any ways to remedy this? How exactly do you make sure your rear wheel is aligned?
I'm sure if I get this taken care of, there will be another noise....
Good belt tension tool? any one better than the others?