Originally Posted by
lodhammerdin
I see all this talk about belts slipping off... im running my tensioner all the way loose and the belt hasn't come off once (knock on wood) I just think its weird that so many people are having this problem... im back to my old conclusion of me heaving built my truck wrong cuz its been flawless for me since I got it months ago.
I've been saying that for months too. I've put well over 50 battery packs on the truck (5 races and the rest practice) for the last two months, this is my first issue! I had my belt loose at first too. Then after 6-10 packs I was hearing the skipping when breaking. Then on the weekend after about 45 packs now, the belt slipped off and took out the plastic pulley adjuster piece on the front. And only one store seems to have the part online. I ordered it and now i'm waiting. Picked up a new bearing for the pulley too since the original bearing seems to have some slop in it.
Learning from this... I would suggest you check your belt tension more often so this doesn't happen to you!