I have made myself familiar with the procedure of adjusting the drive belt. I have the large 22MM Hex Bit and the 30mm socket ready to go.
This is my question;
I imagine that any belt that needs adjustment would be most if not all of the time in the same spot. MY belt is sometimes in the correct position and looks great. Then the next time you see it it is what seems tight up against the inside left of the sprocket. Then the next time you see it it is slightly out from there. Tonight when gettin home I moved the sling about ten feet forward and then back. The belt looked perfect. A tad out from the inside of the sprocket and the small "gap" on the right outboard side. When going to look at my sling prior to buying it I said to the owner - have you done anything with the belt? It is a bit off to the right. He said no. It had 1800 miles on it at the time.
The two pictures included are from two different times today. I know we are only talking about 1/32" - 1/16" "walk" in the belt here but is this normal? I would think that it would be in one place all the time. My last sling was - it never changed. AND I feel that when it is to the left ( inboard side ) of the sprocket it is making a squealing sound - then goes away. It is not an angle drive sound it is a squeal. The squeal mostly happens when decelerating then when under power it goes away. Belt is clean too.
SO... Before I do the adjustment is there anything else to be looking for? Angle drive adjustment? Perhaps make sure the double nut is tight or torqued correctly?
I will put my wrench on every bolt I can see/find while down there too cuz ya never know...
Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to all who chime in on this!
I consider this to be almost correct. A bit to the left I believe would be ideal.
This is after 60 miles and our first stop today - almost the opposite of above.