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Originally Posted by captain awesome
So I went and readjusted the belt just to make sure nothing funky was going on. I get a solid and repeatable 64.9-65Hz cold adjustment. After running the car about a 10 mile loop the Gates app reads a consistent 79.9Hz. The belt still sits slightly off of the crank pulley. Furthermore I noticed some grease weeping out of the top idler pulley. The second image is a video of the noises. Maybe everything is copacetic and I'm freaking out for nothing?
 Untitled by hatchethairy, on Flickr
 Untitled by hatchethairy, on Flickr |
IMO I would loosen the tension a bit. With the wider belt I have been running mine closer to 55-60Hz cold. I like to keep it just tight enough to not rattle/vibrate when cold. The video sounds like noise from a pulley.