I picked up an Andrews 30T and belt from Fullsac from Rob May. I've not yet put it on, but now with all the belt breakage, I'm not sure if it's a good idea.
I have a Fullsac 2" with TTS on my '09 SERG and it runs great, except for the 1st gear parking lot issues.
I'm wondering if anyone has tried, in any application other than a stock Harley, an idler tensioner to take up the extra slack with a smaller diameter drive sprocket.
I've seen on customs where they don't have a sliding rear axle, they use a precision bearing flat idler pulley on the slack side (bottom) for their adjustments.
Here at work I have access to a CNC turning center along with our Omax water jet. I can make up just about anything I need. I'm just wondering that if we were to use the 30T drive sprocket and an adjustable flat idler pulley about at the swing arm pivot point, if that wouldn't allow us good support of the original stock belt.
Any thoughts on this as an option?
I know someone said that Harley owns the composition on their belts to make it different or stronger than anything else available. This is not unlike Chrysler having Prestone make their antifreeze. Even through it's made by Prestone, it's not Prestone by any means. While working at a Prestone plant in Alsip IL a few years ago, the plant engineer told me that the Chrysler was in his opinion a better blend than their own Prestone antifreeze.
Sorry to ramble on, back to the idler and too long rear belt. What does everyone think about making up an idler and maintaining the original belt?