What causes a scooter to break drive belts a month apart?

by Anonymous
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I put a new drive belt on last month and my new one broke yesterday. What mechanically will cause this?

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Aug 16, 2010
Belt braking
by: Anonymous

I was told if your variator fan is damaged it will cause the belt to over heat and break.

Jun 04, 2010
Yes
by: Jim Zeiser

It sounds dumb but sometimes people put the rollers in sideways when they reinstall them. You should check and make sure they are set to roll out from the crank along the path of the variator. There are videos on Youtube on how to do it. Also, occasionally material from the first belt will wedge itself in the clutch in back. Check and see if any strands have wrapped themselves in there. That would cause the clutch to malfunction.

Jun 04, 2010
Drive belts
by: Izzy

Drive belts are just like a fan belt on a car. Sometimes they're good and sometimes they're bad. I would make sure the roller weights are in the proper place and make sure that you got all of the old belt peaces cleaned out from the system.

You have to remember that the belt is under a lot of force and some belts are not as good as they might say. I use a Kevlar belt on my 150cc Roketa trike. I've had the same belt for about 2 years now with no problem. I hope this was helpful.

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