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Originally Posted by captain awesome
I'll loosen tension a bit and see. I ended up shimming the idler pulleys out 2mm to get the belt to get full engagement with the crank pulley. Have you run into this issue at all? Has anyone? I feel like this thread is empty now, should I start a fresh one for others to chime in? Not complaining, just curious.
I also noticed my pulleys have way too much play in the bearings towards the engine and back towards the radiator side. Honestly I wanted to have this kit work out but it appears quality/function is as bad as reported by others. I should have listened to my gut and went with the Jackson kit. Kraftwerks has yet to get back with me, and I assume a phone call will leave me on hold for another hour like before. I'm tempted to pull the kit and sell it on.
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I used to have this kit and went in DEPTH about why I sold my kit and went a different route many times in this thread, in my build thread, and in other threads. you are experiencing EXACTLY what i experienced.
Incorrect belt tension will turn into premature bearing failure in the pulleys. Bad bearings create wobbling pulleys. Wobbling pulleys will turn into aggressive belt wear. Aggressive belt wear will just cause the belt to snap. and oh. even better. Kraftwerks Customer Service? What a fucking god damn joke they are....