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Old May 1, 2010 | 10:27 PM
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I noticed that after installing my new 18" rear wheel that the belt is touching the side of the battery box. My bike is an '08 model w/ ABS and I'm using the stock rotor and pulley. Has anyone experienced a similar issue? Am I missing something?
 
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I've seen this happen with exchanging rims and the inner hub is a different size.Take your side to side measurments and make sure its the same. Sound like you have an alignment issue or different hub size if I'm understanding you correctly
 
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BigDog,

These are aftermarket wheels. I will measure the inner hub in the morning.
 
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Sounds like you need to shim the pulley out a tad.Lift the rear wheel off the floor and spin the wheel while sighting down the belt it should be obvious.
 
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Spacer shims

http://shop.alljet.com/productdetail...catalogId=1570
 
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Thanks for the feedback.
 
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