How long should a converter last?
Mar 23, 2004 | 11:05 PM
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How long should a converter last?
I seem to remember reading a post of yours in here a while back about a dealer charging you big bux for a new converter.
Kawasaki's converters dont really have a "set" life. The life depends on the riding.
However, I expect mine to go 5000 or so miles. I only have 1400 miles now but I have checked my pulleys are they are doing great. No grooves, just nice even wear on the pulleys. I have over 900 miles on this belt and it is still tight and going strong. I expect 2000 miles from this belt.
-The Shoes in the front pulley shouldn't wear fast unless you ride in extreme dust.
-The bushing in the front pulley shouldn't wear fast unless you ride in extreme dust.
-The sheaves on the front pulley shouldn't wear fast at all unless you are dumb enough to drive a long time on a loose belt, which causes deep grooves. A stiffer secondary spring has been proven to reduce this, but only if the belt is kept tight.
-The bushing in the rear pully should last a very long time unless you swamp the CVT often with mud or something like that. Some people's bushings have gone bad on the 02 650, but the 03 650 and 360 driven pulleys are better.
-The sheaves on the rear pulley should hardly get any grooving at all.
Note, a bad shop might:
-See an average everyday groove and try to tell you that it needs replacing when the pulley could go a lot longer so the shop can be more profitable.
-See minor shoe wear and want to replace that too so the shop can be more profitable.
I know there are good shops. But there are some really lame and dishonest ones.
You shouldn't be spending hardly anything at all on that CVT. I would say $100 per year, in my oppinion, averaged out over time.
If you have neglected the CVT but riding in high range all the time and not getting the belt adjusted tight, then maybe you deserve to spend a couple hundred bux.
If you neglect the CVT AND take it to a crappy dealer, you are going to have a new hole ripped where your wallet was.
Kawasaki's converters dont really have a "set" life. The life depends on the riding.
However, I expect mine to go 5000 or so miles. I only have 1400 miles now but I have checked my pulleys are they are doing great. No grooves, just nice even wear on the pulleys. I have over 900 miles on this belt and it is still tight and going strong. I expect 2000 miles from this belt.
-The Shoes in the front pulley shouldn't wear fast unless you ride in extreme dust.
-The bushing in the front pulley shouldn't wear fast unless you ride in extreme dust.
-The sheaves on the front pulley shouldn't wear fast at all unless you are dumb enough to drive a long time on a loose belt, which causes deep grooves. A stiffer secondary spring has been proven to reduce this, but only if the belt is kept tight.
-The bushing in the rear pully should last a very long time unless you swamp the CVT often with mud or something like that. Some people's bushings have gone bad on the 02 650, but the 03 650 and 360 driven pulleys are better.
-The sheaves on the rear pulley should hardly get any grooving at all.
Note, a bad shop might:
-See an average everyday groove and try to tell you that it needs replacing when the pulley could go a lot longer so the shop can be more profitable.
-See minor shoe wear and want to replace that too so the shop can be more profitable.
I know there are good shops. But there are some really lame and dishonest ones.
You shouldn't be spending hardly anything at all on that CVT. I would say $100 per year, in my oppinion, averaged out over time.
If you have neglected the CVT but riding in high range all the time and not getting the belt adjusted tight, then maybe you deserve to spend a couple hundred bux.
If you neglect the CVT AND take it to a crappy dealer, you are going to have a new hole ripped where your wallet was.
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