belt adjustment on 06 xfire 700 sp

[smitty440]

Just wondering what the proper tension should be? Should the belt sit an 1/8" above the sheaves? I took the belt off today and now it is not sitting in the same place as it was before. When I put it back on I had to remove two washers to make the adjustment nut go on all the way.

 

[fishcrib]

On my 2007, you run a straight edge across the top of the belt from main clutch and secondary. With a ruler push down on the belt ( in middled between 2 clutches) until the slack is gone. Should be 1 1/4" from top of straight edge to top of belt.

 

[smitty440]

Ok looks like i've got it at an 1.75" right now. So here is my next few questions. Do I need to have the belt off to make adjustments? Does adding shims bring the sheaves together or apart? I'm not sure if I took the belt off the proper way in the first place. I used a strap wrench to open the sheaves and turned the clutch counter-clockwise to get the belt out. Does the adjustment nut need to be removed before opening up the sheaves when removing the belt?
Thanks for any help, Smitty

 

[xfire]

Adding shims brings the sheaves closer. Add shims to tighten the belt. I run mine so the ribs on the outside of the belt stick up above the sheaves. It's probably about an 1/8". You don't need to remove the adjuster if you are using a strap wrench. I get a chirp from the belt once in a while at idle, but when you mash the throttle from a dead stop it leaves hard.

 

[mezz]

Using the strap wrench is not improper, just a quicker way to change out the belt. I would put the 2 shims back in though, you may be a tad too loose. The belt should ride at least 1/8" above the secondary.-Mezz

 

[fcat700]

Did you run the sled after you put the belt back on? If not put the washers back in, tighten the collar down real good and run the sled on a jack stand, my guess is the belt will be back in the position it was before you removed it.

 

[fishcrib]

Smitty, I also bought these parts from High Performance Engineers:
500325 & 50033. It makes changing and adjusting your belt easy.