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Old 05-06-2012, 07:58 PM
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About to replace my belt. This belt has only ben on the bike for approx 3k miles if that.

What I wanna know is...

How does this happen?





http://youtu.be/OPPeK1SQ4u0
 
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Old 05-06-2012, 08:01 PM
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Looks like something got caught in there. How does the pulley look?
 
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Old 05-06-2012, 08:03 PM
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Did you replace your sprocket? HD says you should replace it with a new belt.
 
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Old 05-06-2012, 08:51 PM
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After the pulley was mentioned, I went back to check and I see where something may have gotten in there.

http://youtu.be/pAezLdu_XxY
 
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been doing some burnouts?
 
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Old 05-06-2012, 09:22 PM
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Old 05-06-2012, 10:24 PM
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Adjustment too loose?
 
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Old 05-07-2012, 02:46 AM
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In the direction of traction (opposite of your movie) your the belt lost 3 teeth, then 6, then 12 or 13. I think the (32T) transmission sprocket is more likely to shear the teeth if the belt got loose or if you had a cramp in the left hand
 
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Too loose or, pulleys out of alignment. (or both)
 
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Old 05-07-2012, 09:01 AM
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my belt issues -- stripped teeth -- belt replaced -- less than 1k later belt snapped -- new belt pulled out of the garage hit it hard belt snapped -- new belt new rear pulley (under warranty) no issues since then --- check the pulley
 
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