Does anyone know if you can shim the s/c pulley out away from the unit? My problem is my bottom pulley is out as far as it can go, and my belt still has about an 1/8" that runs off the top pulley. Thinking this could be my belt breaking issue.
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You don't need to shim it, just align it. I install the bottom pully as far in toward the magneto cover as possible and then align the top pully with it. You have to make sure you are on the solid portion of the charger shaft, not getting into the taper and you should be fine.
Check the pully set screws every 50 miles for the first 150 after an install.
Check the pully set screws every 50 miles for the first 150 after an install.
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The bottom pulley should be in almost as close as possible to the cover. I have had great luck with running the pulley in all the way and then backing it out a 1/16 of an inch. Once that one is set i then align the top pulley accordingly and havent had one issue on any of the sleds ive built. Make sure to check alignment after the taper locks are tightened and the pulleys are level with each other, that is critical.
Sorry for being dumb, but the pulley on the charger can or cant be moved?
im guessing your talking about the upper pully on the outside? it can be moved. i have played and played with mine and you can never get the belts alined just right. i used to shread belts all the time. i had a totaly different problem. for some reason my pullys were closer together than everyone elses?? but the belt would slap itslef. once you got the the belt tight enough, the two sides were to close and would slap. FINALY we got differnt pullys which kept the belt from slapping. make sure this is not your problem
my belt looks like about 5 or 6 cogs are stripped off and they just pull apart.
Please call us here at mpi 888-649-4609 ext 121, thanks skyler
Can the s/c belt be too tight.
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Slick
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Welcome to the MPI world of " Sell em first, let em work out the bugs on their own time ".
Yes it can be to tight but it's better tight than loose, 1/8-1/4" diflection at 1010lbs is what it like it to be at, Thanks skyler 888-649-4609 ext 121
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modsledr
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And yet another productive post by Slick!!
Give Skyler @ MPI a call...they have hired more people in the last year and are taking great strides to take care of problems.
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Slick
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And yet another productive post by Slick!!
Give Skyler @ MPI a call...they have hired more people in the last year and are taking great strides to take care of problems.
Don't suggest you know my situation, or my experiences. You've got your opinion, thats great, mines different and it came from lost days riding, screwing up buddies days, and pissing around with R&D on something I purchased that came with so many components missing and so not ready to ride, and the help from MPI, minimal at best. Am I bitter, you bet, wasted money, wasted days, wasted time. Sure it worked great, once in a while, big deal. Good for Skyler and whoever trying to make changes, but it bothers me to hear other guys say SC or turbo, guys are piping up SC, no problems, BS. If all you wanna hear is rah rah crap, read somebody elses post cause it sure as hell is far from my experiences.
Hows that, more productive or enlightening. And I'm fully okay knowing our opinions differ.
Will tomorrow be different, maybe, but its sometimes quite important to know about yesterday before you make plans for tomorrow.
And if I was the only one who experienced these issues, I wouldn't have made the post.
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+1. i know how ya feel. took me two years to get mine to work. it was not worth it, but im still ridin it. works ok now.
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modsledr
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I fully understand your issues from the past...if you've paid attention (which I doubt), you might have even noticed I've been very critical of MPI in the past for exactly those reasons...BUT, they are making a serious effort to atone for their past. I've had 1500 miles of trouble free S/C Nytro fun, and I'm willing to be open minded to a new effort by MPI.
Just because you've had issues in the past, doesn't mean that others are not having trouble free results now.
Bad Reputations are diffucult to overcome and take time and effort...my point is that MPI is making an effort, and in the end it will result in more good choices for us, the sledders who want trouble free mods.
If you're so bitter and closed minded to not see the effort, then it's just one less option for you in the future.
happy sledding!!
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Slick
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Good response, but I know as many bad as good, and some that are just to stubborn to admit defeat, so I think thats the type of info guys need to hear, then decide. And I really don't care much about MPI as they showed me and others already how much they cared about us. Hell of a long way to go before you can realistically use trouble free mods and MPI supercharger in the same sentence. Good luck to em.
And I've chosen to ignore your snotty little comment re my recollection abilities regarding your past posts, your past posts and others are exactly why I chose to post my opinion.
And happy sledding is what I'm now doing. Thanks.
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modsledr
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This isn't a "response" competition...the fact that MPI has stuck around through the bad, and appears willing to admit past mistakes and try to become a more customer focussed company, is a positive for all of us. My ONLY concern is for us sledders...and considering MPI is the only S/C company, then yah, I'm happy they are trying to turn the corner and take care of their customers.
It's too bad for them they have left such a bad taste in past customers mouths, because the new customer's are the beneficiary of what appears to be a new company attitude.
cheers.
I am sorry that you guys had problems with our kits in the past. We are here to help you with our kits. We want you guys to enjoy our kits. I know they run great when set up right and i am not going to be happy until you are happy with them. I want your seld to be running at 100% all the time with our kit on it and if it's not please please give me a call here at MPI so i can get you back on the snow asap. Thanks Skyler 888-649-4609 ext 121
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