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Kenny_McCormic
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Post by Kenny_McCormic »

i know i can get a new belt at the honda dealer for $30 but thats really steep for a belt!!! so i was wondering if anyone knows the specs for the belt so i can go to autozone and get a new one for $5
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Also, how hard is the belt to change? Is there like a tensioner or something?
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Post by hondaman »

No tensioner. You will need an air impact to get the nut off that holds clutch and nut that holds drive pully. Comes off easy with impact wrench.
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Kenny_McCormic wrote:i know i can get a new belt at the honda dealer for $30 but thats really steep for a belt!!! so i was wondering if anyone knows the specs for the belt so i can go to autozone and get a new one for $5
I tried to do what you are thinking but it's very difficult to find one the same length and width. It's better just to eat the $30 rather than the aggrevation.
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Post by se50 »

I tried it with a $6 V belt designed for an electric motor, and it was about 1/2 thick, not thin like my original. Worked, but it couldn't bend tight enough. Hurt myself trying to get it on. Low end power was non existent; I had to use my feet to get going. :D Worked alright after that.
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Post by DENMANSHAFFER »

V BELTS COME IN TWO WIDTHS, INDUSTRIAL AND AUTOMOTIVE. YOU NEED AN AUTOMOTIVE (THIN) BELT TO WORK ON A SPREE. I BELIEVE THE AUTOMOTIVE BELT IS THE SAME SIZE AS A FRACTIONAL HORSE POWER BELT (FHP), 9 MM WIDE X 5 MM HIGH.
THE WIDER INDUSTRIAL BELT WONT FIT DOWN INTO THE PULLEYS.
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Post by slowaero »

$30 over 15-20 years is pretty cheap. I'm replacing one ona 1987 Aero- its first. My last bike I got from 1987 to 2004 with the same belt and sold it. It did shows some threads and oxidation.

Anyone using a Polini Kevlar belt? At least I'd get another 15 years on it?
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