I check mine every year!
--- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, Marty Nelson <martimus999@...> wrote:
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> I've just checked my OEM belts which have been on for about 2yrs and 6,000 miles. They were so loose I'm surprised they didn't skip a tooth. So I've just switched them out for a new set ExactFit belts. I have a feeling that timing belts, whether OEM or aftermarket, should get checked and adjusted every year.
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> Marty
> 2001 ST2
> Seattle
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> On Dec 2, 2011, at 12:13 PM, tripleduk wrote:
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> > Ive had exactfit the belts on for two years now and they seem fine although I have only covered 6000kms. I have always used the 5mm method. tried the mic/Hz method and didn't like the inconsistency of my readings so ditched that method for what I knew worked.
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> > FWIW After 5000kms on new OEM belts I couldn't believe how much they had loosened up. Sounds like a similar amount to what you have found with the exactfit.
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