Taking belt off M?

[Sledbrain2]

Is it just me or are they a pain in the arse. Is there a tool to open the secondary like a Skidoo? Are there any tricks to getting one out other than brute force?

 

[boondockinboy]

THis might help
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W3y107K_2c

 

[rsoukup37]

yeah take the bolt out of the secondary and turn the spacer around and tighten the bolt back up and to release secondary and it should just slide right out. and then do it the opposite putting it back on

 

[BENDER 151]

RU SERIOUS??? remove bolt ,flip spacer around reinstall bolt,as u tighten the bolt it forces the clutch apart...

 

[AKM7]

What year M do you have? An M7 is different then the new M's

 

[tcpeterson]

So this might be a stupid question but we just picked up an M7 and havn't even looked at it yet. How do you change the belt on an 05' M7?

 

[Sledbrain2]

06 m7 with 10 in. secondary

 

[Coxy]

Set the park brake, left hand on the movable sheave on the secondary, right on the face of the helix. Push with your right, push and turn with the left, Belt falls into the secondary, and roll it out. Hardest part it getting it out from around the primary. I wish the 09's didnt have to involve tools.

 

[AKM7]

For my M7 I bought a strap wrench from Ace Hardware and I carry it on the sled, works great. Doing it by had will work but it isn't easy (for an old guy)!!! On my new M8 you reverse the shims as mentioned above.

 

[longtrack156]

I have an M 7 and I thought that you used the belt adjustment tool.

 

[Gibsons]

yup, i use an oil filter wrench now. lost a chunk out meat from my finger when doing it by hand once.

 

[Sledbrain2]

Good idea on oil filter wrench, will be adding that to the tool collection.

 

[Shelfrost]

I carry a 9/16th deep socket on an extension, 3/8th ratchet. Just pull the whole secondary off. Way quicker and easier. I fabbed a skid plate under my clutches and it's way too hard to get the belt out otherwise.

 

[HOTRODREDNECK]

i got a rkt secondary so i just kick the ****er while i pull the belt works great

 

[dooadew]

filter wrench
take the bolt out reverse washers and spacer retighten

 

[Snodawg]

THis might help
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W3y107K_2c

Had to laugh when he was trying to get the belt off the primary. I was doing the same dang thing until I took a die grinder and removed part of the plastic tab sticking up from the belly pan. Gives me just enough room to remove the belt, but still has enough tab to hold the side panel.

 

[DVarmit]

For my M7 I bought a strap wrench from Ace Hardware and I carry it on the sled, works great. Doing it by had will work but it isn't easy (for an old guy)!!! On my new M8 you reverse the shims as mentioned above.

X2 I bought a large oil filter wrench, wrapped some black tape around the metal band, set the parking brake, wrap the wrench around the secondary, push down remove belt.. 15 seconds tops

 

[blackt]

If you buy the aluminum end cap kit with the longer bolt just use it. I have an 05 and thats why I went to the kit just for the eae of changing the belt. It's only about $20 i think.

 

[apexdan]

speedwerks makes a sweet tool for it. i can change my belt in under a minute. hardest part is opening a frozen zipper on your seat pouch haha

 

[XFIRE800]

I carry a 9/16th deep socket on an extension, 3/8th ratchet. Just pull the whole secondary off. Way quicker and easier. I fabbed a skid plate under my clutches and it's way too hard to get the belt out otherwise.

Thats what i do too, way quicker to just pull the secondary off the shaft than to take out the bolt, flip the spacer, put the bolt in, take the bolt out, put in the spacer, put the bolt back in......