My belt is squeeking all the time and it is driving me crazy. There isn't much&nbsp\\;play on it. Could that be the culprit? I was thinking about loosening it up a bit, but plan on a long trip this weekend and I don't want any problems.
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The shop put the tensioner on the left side of the bike to put the axle covers on. It started to squeek a few days after they did it. Any suggestions?
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My squeak turned out to be the plastic belt guard that was reinstalled wrong when the back tire was changed. I dont think the belt can squeak because it is not rubber.

 

My 99 did a lot. Spray some belt ease, belt dressing on it and see if it stops.

 

Couldnt get mine to stop squeeking so used belt dressing for a couple years.

 

Thanks. I'll try belt dressing and see if it works. If not, back to the shop it goes, then I'm sure something else will go wrong. I hate flat rate paid technicans.
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The axle is probably out of line and the belt is rubbing against the edge of the sprocket. Same thing happened to me when I put axle covers on myself. Took a little time to set it right myself by&nbsp\\;loosening and tightening the axle nuts and tensioner bolts to get properly alligned but that fixed the squeek.&nbsp\\;