I got a new 2023 F3-s and I noticed that after driving it that the belt was tight against the right side flange in the rear. I jacked up the rear and adjusted the right side adjuster so that the belt was about 3 mm from the flange when spinning the wheel, spinning the wheel by hand both forwards and backwards. I tightened the axle nut to about 120 lb-ft and re-checked. still 3mm. After tightening the nut to 166 lb-ft the belt went back to rubbing on the right side of the flange when turning the wheel. Loosened the nut and adjusted it so the belt was further to the left. As soon as I tongued it to 166 it went back to the right side. What am I doing wrong?
Just purchased a 2014 RTL and learning how to save a bunch of MONEY !! Looking forward to do my own servicing and this video will certainly assist in doing that. THANKS
Panel removal and replacement is why it takes a dealer 3 hours to do an oil change. Great info... YT videos have saved me a lot of headaches and heartaches when working on my RT.
It worked for us. Had the dealer do the front pully check and they overtightened and slightly misaligned the belt. First time wife had ever complained about a vibration. got the app for my iphone and set it at 33hz avg. Pretty slick, thank you.
In the video you said you could come back to show how to easily access the coolant tank but you never did come back to that. Did you do a different video with that information? That's the information I was most interested in learning.
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Excellent video and very helpful. Thank you for sharing. My 2022 F3T was extremely tight and on the left edge of the driven pulley , disappointing to say the least. The owners manual is lacking meaningful tech information and according to the dealer no shop manual is available from BRP. Thank goodness for your videos.
Wish you would had filmed the actual location and the wiring before putting the covers back on but this is better than what I knew before your video so thanks for the info anyway.
2018 F3-L running about 667 Newtons or 150 pounds. I had 23Hz with the App on my iPhone, however it was cool 50 degrees F with the rear tire on the ground. Thank you for your video, Regards.
Thanks for the information. I don't use the BRP Connect on my 2018 RTL anymore either for the same reason as yourself . I installed a Tom Tom 550 Rider with a mount I bought from Lamonster also.
I’ve always done my own standard maintenance and have to admit the body panels on the RTL are a bit intimidating. Thanks for the helpful and very well done video. Do not want to break anything on my wife’s new ride! Any changes from 2018-2019 worth mentioning?
bestshopmanuals@gmail.com This is the email address for the person who supplies the on-line version but I also had some of the pages I used in the video for other Spyders emailed to me from my Dealer.
Update on the Gates Carbon drive app: It does work now with my new I-phone and yes, you can turn off the startup video by going into settings and turning it off on startup! I took three readings this morning to test it. I got the same reading three times and it also gives you the average of the three. What people are doing wrong is they are trying to pluck the belt with their hand or fingers and that does not work! Use the handle of a screw driver or a small hammer and "TAP" the belt lightly to make it twang like a guitar string. Wheel off the ground, spoke turned to the rear and test all three spokes then average the three readings.
I have a 2017 RT Limited SE6 and manual says my belt tension is also 1050N +/- 150N. I was able to screen capture your figures on paper you held up to camera so I could read them. I realize you misspoke a couple of times during recording. I have Apple phone and there is a Carbon Drive App. I appreciate the information you shared on this video. My question is after two years since upload are you still successfully using this app to maintain/check/adjust your belt tension? And how often do you check belt tension? Thank You
Dave, The app worked well and after two years of checking the belt tension it never changed enough to readjust. I traded in my 2018 and I now have a 2021. I also had to get a new phone this year and I changed over to Apple. The android phone worked much better with this app. For some reason I can't get a good reading with my I-phone, it never gives me the same reading. (not even close to one another)
All the tool are shown at the 30 second mark. Oil filer and the box the oil comes in are all shown. Your 2014 is different from the 2018 in my video. The 2018 has a three cylinder (1330) engine!
Watched this video and your video on panel removal. A few issues, such as needing to use an impact driver to remove the main engine plug and needing to go get a socket for the filter, but otherwise went very well. Plugs were easier to find than I expected. I will use some boards to raise the Spyder an inch or two so I can have a little more work space. Thank you very much. Now to install a camera on the Spyder for my wife. I already have one on my motorcycle.
Very careful, informative and easy to follow step by step presentation with good camera location and voice/sound volume. Thanks for putting the video together.
after checking 2 separate big dealers in my area they don't even measure tension. Not happy as i have red dust on my front pulley at 10k miles. I'm sure my tension was set too high when i had the rear tire replaced. This is super frustrating to hear no one seems to know how to do this properly at a dealer. I will take care of it myself going fwd. Thanks for the vid..
Like the way you explain things, I am looking to replace the factory gps mount with a ram ball mound system. Does the factory wiring have a 3.5 mm connector, so as to connect to the aux out of a cell phone. Thanks
Keep an eye on the front pulley! If you see rust dust and belt alignment fluctuates you need to replace front pulley. It is a common problem and covered by warranty!
Great job on this video and especially letting me know about removing the handlebar bolt. Next, I need to figure out how to get my TomTom Rider's voice to output from the speakers.
