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Old 13th December 2012, 19:40   #9
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Originally Posted by kaiser View Post
The belts at the rear are very short and run between two equally big sprockets, and they don't need a tensioner.
They are not likely to jump a tooth, unless the teeth start wearing off.
If the teeth have started separating, however, all bets are off.
If you compare the rear cambelts/pulleys configurations of 820 and 75 you'll notice an improvement: a vibration damper. It was not placed there for nothing, it is because the exhaust pulley tends to oscillate. Judge by yourself what happens with a loose belt at 50 or 100 Hz. (or 73.235, pick your own value).
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