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I recently had my 17 sidewinder at the shop for a go over. I told them the belt would sometimes squeal when you stopped. They found the primary spring broke and said everything was good,they installed my new spare belt.. Well I fired it up on the trailer the other day and the squealing is worse then before. Belt still seems tight,,,runs about a good 1/16th" above the secondary. Probably will have to run flush. I was thinking about just installing one of those belt adjusters. Looked at BOP and thunder products. A good idea and what would be your preference? THanks
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Any of the adjusters work well, with that said I use Thunders. With a stock 8JP belt you should be 1-2mm below top of sheave.
Remove a shim from the clutch bolt.
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Yes but I thought the belt adjuster would make for a quick change and would be nice to really dial it in. No?
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Thunder’s adjuster works great.
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I love my Thunder Products belt adjuster!
Yes, you are absolutely right. Im not a fan, as I like to keep things simple, but they work.
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..........another vote for Thunder's
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Ordered one last night. Seems simple enough to install after watching YouTube video.
Shims come in all sizes.....Pretty simple
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Well I installed TP belt adjuster...can't get the belt to sit flush..still. a good 1/16" above the secondary, still squeals. Ran it on a stand. With engine off I can move secondary clutch in and out a 1/16" so there's no pressure on the adjustment wheel.
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Forget that,,,had a numb spell
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Did you remove the factory screws on the backside off the clutch? So, to get the belt lower in the sheeves tighten the adjuster to open the sheeves more.
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Yeah I feel stupid for posting that before thinking. I got in the house and then realized I had yo screw it in the widen the clutch. All it took to not creep and stop squealing was drop the belt down maybe a 1/16". It's still just a hair above..maybe 1/32". We're going riding tomorrow so I'll see how it goes. Still kinda weird with the new primary spring it's engaging at 3500 rpm. I'll have my primary weights with me.
