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Old Jul 15, 2025 | 10:29 AM
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So I had a custom 13 spoke pulley made for my Dyna Project. The belt is 1-1/8". The stock pulley I took off has the interior teeth from edge of lip to edge of lip. This pulley I just has the teeth at 1-1/8" wide, but then there is a 1/8" gap to the outer lip. Is this ok? Normal? Ok to use?



 
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Old Jul 17, 2025 | 10:43 AM
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Called the guy who makes these and they said the gap is for cooling the belt. Does that sound right?
 
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Old Jul 17, 2025 | 10:56 AM
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No!
The belt spends about half it's life in contact with a pulley
The other half in open air.
I wouldn't trust that guy to spit on him!
 

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absolutely not!
 
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