Posted by Frank Moss on April 12, 2000 at 16:38:45:
In Reply to: Adjustment of drive belt - help needed posted by George on April 12, 2000 at 05:01:00:
Here is a scan from Suzuki factory OEM book, sorry no pictures. The place referred to "specified point between engine and rear pulley" is midway, that's where you use the tensioner. Place it between the belt and the rear swing-arm fork
DRIVE BELT
Inspect Every 2 000 mi (3 000 km)
Visually inspect the drive belt for the below listed possible malconditions. (Lift the rear wheel and place a jack or block under the engine, and turn the rear wheel slowly by hand, with the transmission in NEUTRAL.)
* Wear of the teeth
* Damage or cut on the belt
* Crack on the belt
If any defects are found, the drive belt must be
replaced.
CHECKING AND ADJUSTING
• Loosen axle nut.
• Set the belt tensioner adjuster which is located
in the tool bag as shown in the figure.
• Turn both belt ad]usters until the belt has
specified tension on the tensioner graduation
(middle line of the tensioner adjuster) at the
specified point between engine and rear
pulleys. The mark on both belt adjusters must
be at the same position to ensure that the front
and rear wheels are correctly aligned. Use the
side stand for accurate adjustment.
• After adjusting the drive belt, tighten the axle
nut to the specified torque of 40 - 63 ft. lbs.
. Tighten the belt adjuster lock nuts securely.
Hope this helps