When do you Know Your drive belt is loose?
The most common sign of a loose drive belt is noise, and it can range from a barely audible squeak to an ear-shattering squeal. It could happen when you’re driving, or when your engine is idling. Either way, a noisy drive belt is something that you have to deal with, because it likely means that the drive belt tension is too loose.
What should I do about my drive belt?
1. Keep the belt and pulleys clean 2. Keep the belt tension set per your owner’s manual specs (Harley-Davidson has a tension testing device available) 3. I plan to feel the drive belt with my bare hand after riding thirty or forty miles.
When did the drive belt on my bike fail?
A while back, the final drive belt on my 1999 Harley-Davidson XLH 883 Sportster failed in my garage. If a bike’s drive belt is going to break, that’s the place to have it happen. We had a look at that breakage event back in May 2018.
What makes your drive belt make a growling noise?
In most of these cases, a Check Engine Light could illuminate. These components have a bearing to support the pulley. The bearing can fail creating a loose condition at the pulley, making the belt loose. Bearing failure would create a growling type noise (low tone sound).
The most common sign of a loose drive belt is noise, and it can range from a barely audible squeak to an ear-shattering squeal. It could happen when you’re driving, or when your engine is idling. Either way, a noisy drive belt is something that you have to deal with, because it likely means that the drive belt tension is too loose.
In most of these cases, a Check Engine Light could illuminate. These components have a bearing to support the pulley. The bearing can fail creating a loose condition at the pulley, making the belt loose. Bearing failure would create a growling type noise (low tone sound).
Why is my motorcycle drive belt not working?
And, the belt isn’t intended to ride against the sides of the pulley, unlike a V-belt. That leaves two other possible causes—either the original belt was actually too wide for the specification width of the drive and driven pulleys or there was a misalignment problem.
1. Keep the belt and pulleys clean 2. Keep the belt tension set per your owner’s manual specs (Harley-Davidson has a tension testing device available) 3. I plan to feel the drive belt with my bare hand after riding thirty or forty miles.