Hi all, was going to work this morning and my belt broke again, I was close to work so pushed it not far ,had a spare with me and changed it but was wondering about this spacing thing on pedparts blog about getting the star washer or kick start cog 1mm above the splines of the chrankshaft ,do you have to do this on an aerox and if you do were do I put the shims or spacers ,could anybody shed some light on this cheers ,paul
Spacing the variator fixed pulley. Firstly you'll need an impact ratchet. Then you have to have a crank with threads that are in very good condition. And a new crank nut and thread lock. Shims fit between the centre boss and fixed pulley, normally only one. It spaces the fixed plate out more, normally 1mm, and allows the engine to spin up just that bit more before it bites the belt and drive kicks in. As for spacing it out so that the star kickstart washer is above the splines, not such a good idea if you have to use the kickstart as it will probably just slip, or catch against the other half of the kickstart bendix when you replace the belt case. Unless of course you double up on the belt cover gasket which will put that out another 1mm. When you say the belt broke AGAIN, can we have a little more detail please? I'm intrigued.
Hello stevep,I got the spacing bit worked out so alls well cheers ..yea about the belts my aerox seems to go through them very quickly ,ive checked the varaitor and back pulley and theres no rough or sharp edges and they are not cheap belts .I have a mallosi belt but the scooter does not seem to go as well with it on for some reason..
Had a similar problem with a customers V-Clic. That was eating belts as well. Turned out to be the clutch pulleys in the end. Under load it was running out of line slightly and putting sideways pressure on the belt, because of a worn bearing in the housing. Didn't even hear the bearing going, until it went completely.
