My first Blown Quick Drive Belt.

MikeMetzger · Feb 13, 2014

Blew my first quick drive belt. Riding around in Heavy Snow, thought my track was skipping, nope..lol.

Broke down in the back country at Mt. Baker, had to double ride down for an hour, back in the truck to the nearest dealer an hour away, then all the way back up. Definitely need to get a back up belt drive now as well.

However all in all, still love my sled, its incredible.

sledheadd · Feb 13, 2014

Happens to all of us sooner or later
What I can't believe is how many people go out without a spare.i have seen more then a couple sleds left behind because of no spare belt. I even saw a turbo pro get totalled getting pulled out because of no spare belt

rmscustom · Feb 13, 2014

Original 13 belt?

av8er · Feb 13, 2014

what did they do ping pong it off trees

while being pulled, My Bro's 13 Turbo pro had to be pulled out last year with 2 foot of fresh, plus it has a 3" track on it, tow sled my Twisted turbo m8 also with 3" had a hard time pulling it out. i ended up ruining a drive belt . in hind sight we probably should of cut off the stripped out QD belt.

bobback · Feb 13, 2014

How many miles on sled when it blew?

Mark's RMK · Feb 13, 2014

Spare Belt

sledheadd said:
Happens to all of us sooner or later
What I can't believe is how many people go out without a spare.i have seen more then a couple sleds left behind because of no spare belt. I even saw a turbo pro get totalled getting pulled out because of no spare belt

If you are carrying a spare belt, how do you transport it? Just got my spare and it's in a cardboard box that says to leave it in there until ready for use.

I have the tooling with to take the pulleys on and off but where do I put that belt? It's not even in any kind of plastic bag.

Thanks.

MikeMetzger · Feb 13, 2014

It was the original belt, 1500 miles, and I ride pretty hard. I will definitely ride with a spare from now on, Im hoping this newer "stronger" belt holds up, but I didnt exactly break it in as I should have. Not that I had a choice being way back in the hills with 36" of fresh.

sledheadd · Feb 13, 2014

Mark's RMK said:
If you are carrying a spare belt, how do you transport it? Just got my spare and it's in a cardboard box that says to leave it in there until ready for use.

I have the tooling with to take the pulleys on and off but where do I put that belt? It's not even in any kind of plastic bag.

Thanks.

Tunnel bag or backpack or under seat bag any where you have room for it will work. The belts are not made of glass! Just be sure not to bend it too much out of shape. I carry mine on the bottom of my tunnel bag and carefully pack stuff around it and inside of it really doesn't take up that much room.

bobback · Feb 13, 2014

I get it that it does make sense to carry a spare; but I have also heard it's a PITA to replace, especially if out on the trail. I would guess for the majority of us average joe's (meaning mechanic skills!) that we aren't changing a qd belt; not on the trail or in our garage; it's going to the dealer.

And I get it that if no qd belt no brakes; so if you need a tow and need to go downhill, switch positions with the sled, right?

To get 1500 miles out of a belt, w/o proper break in...that's really good, right?! Glad you stepped up to the plate and admitted odds are it didn't get the proper break in.

That would have been hard to break in gently with that much snow.

The 100 mile break in recommendation is painful...I figure (when time) I will put on a new qd belt at the beginning of the season, when the snow isn't that good; and get the break in done that way. I bought my sled used with 66 miles, I hope the original owner broke in (I did the rest) properly. I have about 400 miles on the sled now, so knock on wood I think it was broke in right.

Just wish they were easy to change for us average Joe's; as would be a lot easier to break in. Is there a link on the forum showing how to change the qd belt?

rmscustom · Feb 13, 2014

With the tools they couldn't be easier to change and without its not that bad. As for carrying a spare I put my 13 belt with over 1300 miles in my pack and don't even know its there and since its used I could care less if it gets a little out of round cause I'm sure it will be fine to get me or someone else through a day if needed.
Honestly I don't know anyone that has broke in their belt for 100 miles. Maybe take it easy on the way to the pow the first time then wide open. Off trail riding is considered fine for break in. It's the high speed trail use you gotta be careful with.

Blk88GT · Feb 13, 2014

They aren't difficult to change. I watched it done on the hill last spring in Revy on a turbo pro. 10 minutes or so?

MikeMetzger · Feb 13, 2014

Now that I have replaced the belt, I can say that it isn't "that" tough. However I was cussing up a F$%King storm trying to get it on. Even with the tool.

I was even more angry when after paying $40 for the "tool" (basically a $1 tapered bolt) and saw in the instructions that the illustrations were using 2 of the tools, one on each shaft, to "easily slide the assembly on" lol. Not so much.

The odds were against me for this being a super easy swap since it was my first time replacing it, Id never seen it done before, I was in the back country, and no other hands were there helping me. Its a stiff lil SOB of a belt, so Im sure with some helping hands that would have made it 100 times easier.

But all in all, No Biggie, it happens, especially when you put these sleds through what we do. My sled is an absolute AMAZING piece of equipment and Im baffled by its ability ever time I ride it.

bobback · Feb 13, 2014

What is the general jist of how to change it?

sledheadd · Feb 13, 2014

bobback said:
What is the general jist of how to change it?

Remove the bolts holding the gears in place, then(if the belt is still on) slide them off the shafts at the same time.
Next Thread the install tool on both shafts put belt on both gears then slide them onto the shafts at the same time. Remove install tools then replace the bolts and you are ready to ride again. It can be done without the install tools but you may need an extra set of hands to get it back on the shafts.
It's a fairly simple procedure 5-10 min job

rmscustom · Feb 13, 2014

Unbolt pulleys and pull off. Thread in tools. Mesh belt with pulleys and slide onto tools. Just get bottom pulley started on splines then get top pulley started and work both on from there. Remove tools and put bolts back in at 45 ft lbs.

Good sticky on top of page with way more details and how to make it even easier.

FCR112 · Feb 13, 2014

Without any tools it took me 5 minutes today to get that sucker back on. Lucky?

Here's what worked for me... Put both gears in the belt, squeeze it ever so slightly in between so it holds the teeth in the cogs while first putting the top gear barely onto the jackshaft. Then carefully try to get the lower gear to start while gently squeezing and releasing the belt about 1/2 way between the gears. If you can't get it within a couple minutes (which seems like forever!) either relocate the lower gear one tooth over in the belt or turn the brake rotor a tiny little bit, or both... and get the teeth to line up by eyeball and try again. Be sure to just barely start the top gear, it should be falling off the shaft when you move the lower out too far.
It's tedious, but if you aren't getting it within a minute or two make a those small adjustments and you can get it done.

sledhead9825 · Feb 13, 2014

FCR112 said:
Without any tools it took me 5 minutes today to get that sucker back on. Lucky? Here's what worked for me... Put both gears in the belt, squeeze it ever so slightly in between so it holds the teeth in the cogs while first putting the top gear barely onto the jackshaft. Then carefully try to get the lower gear to start while gently squeezing and releasing the belt about 1/2 way between the gears. If you can't get it within a couple minutes (which seems like forever!) either relocate the lower gear one tooth over in the belt or turn the brake rotor a tiny little bit, or both... and get the teeth to line up by eyeball and try again. Be sure to just barely start the top gear, it should be falling off the shaft when you move the lower out too far.
It's tedious, but if you aren't getting it within a minute or two make a those small adjustments and you can get it done.

Carry a couple of wire ties and use them to hold the belt together in the middle

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