JawaPos.com – Almost every biker already knows that self-propelled scooters do not use chains to move the wheels. Instead, the scooter sales that currently dominate the country’s two-wheeler industry have a van belt or v-belt to transfer power from the engine to the drive wheels.
Technically, the v-belt is a part that moves the front pulley to the rear pulley or moves the wheel like a chain. Well, this v-belt acts as a power transmitter from the engine to the wheels.
Just like chains, these components have a life. Therefore, when maintaining a scooter, you must regularly pay attention to the use of a v-belt and replace it regularly if it has reached its age. If not, the v-belt or what is often called a motorcycle fan belt may break during use.
Of course, this can cause the vehicle to stop running and become unusable, and worse, it can put the bikes themselves at risk. Therefore, we must recognize the signs that the v-belt is about to break.
Reporting from Astra Honda, there are several easy ways to identify a v-belt that is about to break. Here are the details.
There is a noise in the CVT box
A noise will appear in the CVT box that can be heard at first acceleration. Then, you will hear a noise like a squeak from the CVT right after the motor starts.
If the situation worsens, you will hear noises. This is because there is friction between the motor fan belt and the pulley, generator, alternator, compressor or water pump parts.
Draw heavy and rough
The traction on the motorcycle will feel stiff and rough if so. In general, a normal motorcycle pull will feel smooth and smooth. At the same time, if the v-belt breaks, the motorcycle will feel as hard as if it had just come out of flood water.
One way to test this is to feel if the pull stops when you pull the gas from low to high or from the dead position to the running position.
Performance and Speed decrease
The next sign is that the performance and speed of the motorcycle decreases significantly. Even though he can run and the speedometer needle shows high, the speed does not increase.
In a loose v-belt condition, the performance of components will decrease and result in inefficient power transfer from the drive axle to the load axle.
When the motorcycle is at high speed, the road feels rough and not smooth. In this case, a feeling will appear as if the clutch line has reached the last point and the RPM will increase briefly but the speed of the motor will not increase.
Shake too much
Another sign that is often used as a criterion to determine the condition of the v-belt is to detect vibration or excessive vibration on the motorcycle. However, vibration on the motorcycle caused by the v-belt cannot be used as a main criterion because the vibrations may disappear after a while.
Consuming fuel
Finally, for example, one of the symptoms is that the v-belt needs to be replaced when it is consuming fuel but the traction is slow. Unlike geared motorcycles, automatic motorcycles have v-belts that can stretch or loosen to reduce drag.
With a loose v-belt, traction is not as good even though the RPM is high. Another consequence is that fuel consumption will be higher as drivers will tend to use more gas.
2024-04-27 09:16:42
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