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Re:eeek, eee, EEEK, eeek, eeek 1 Month ago  
Denchy wrote:
I'm heading to Sturgis on the 30th of July. I had an "eek" sound last night after super cleaning the bike, including cleaning the belt.

I just set the bike down off the stand. I loosened the belt a smig, it might have been a little tight. I'm going for a ride now and will let you know if that helped the get rid of the "eek".

I am interested in this soaping of the belt idea. I know they used to do that with the old "V" belts on car engines. I have even used an aerosol belt dressing that you can buy from auto supplier. I am not sure something like a belt dressing would work on a tooth belt.

What kind of soap would you use, a liguid dish soap of an old bar of soap?

Denchy.



I believe what you're talking about is CRC Belt Dressing. Comes in a red can at Advance Auto Parts
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Eliminates squeaks and prolongs belt life. For use on all types of belts, such as serpentine, flat and v-type belts. Prevents slippage and glazing. Removes oil, grease and glaze. Use every 4000 miles to prevent drying out and slippage.

Applications: Belts, canvas belts, fabrics, flat belts, leather belts, round belts, rubber, V-belts.




Also you can buy it online from advance here: http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?MfrCode=CRC&MfrPartNumber=05350
 
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Re:eeek, eee, EEEK, eeek, eeek 1 Month ago  
Well loosening the belt helped at first but the sound came back. What I discovered is that the edge of the belt was rubbing on the side of the rear pulley.

In another thread, I read that if the belt is not in the middle of the pulley it will rub on the side causing the EEK sound. It mentioned to measure from the swing arm pivot point on each side to the centre of the axle and adjust them to equal. I found that the belt moved more to the middle of the pulley and the EEK has gone.

Denchy!

SEE YA AT STURGIS!
 
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Re:eeek, eee, EEEK, eeek, eeek 1 Month ago  
Thanks Liquid_edge. I live in Canada and we do have some belt dressing products I might try. I just adjusted my rear wheel alignment to make the belt run in the middle of the pulley.
 
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Re:eeek, eee, EEEK, eeek, eeek 1 Month ago  
leaving aug 1 for sturgis yahoo!
 
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