2002 Kawasaki 650 Prairie - Drive Belt Squeal

[bodatiouskid]

I have a 2002 Kawasaki 650 Prairie.When I first take off I have a belt squeal in the front pulley.Have gone inside pulleys with medium sandpaper but still have squeal.Installed new belt & still have squeal.

Any suggestions?Would like to fix without spending $$$ on new parts.

[Chopermech]

Check and adjust belt deflection iaw the maintenance manual. May be too much slack.

[CK1999_400ex]

my 03 650 does that same thing also... I have a shim to put in mine if I can ever get around to it .. the shim is cheap.. but a pain the the but cause ya gotta take the clutch apart to install it ..a clutch kit will also solve it ..I have fixed the same issue b4 on a 700 with the clutch spring kit ..it allows the motor to rev just a little more b4 it grabs ...

[bodatiouskid]

my 03 650 does that same thing also... I have a shim to put in mine if I can ever get around to it .. the shim is cheap.. but a pain the the but cause ya gotta take the clutch apart to install it ..a clutch kit will also solve it ..I have fixed the same issue b4 on a 700 with the clutch spring kit ..it allows the motor to rev just a little more b4 it grabs ...

Took out secondary & took apart.Had 2 shims(a thick&athin).Took out the thin & re-installed secondary.Still squealled.Took out secondary,pulled apart & took out thick&re-installed thin.Re-installed secondary.STILL squeals @ takeoff but not as bad.Left that way because didnt know if I should take out both shims.

[bodatiouskid]

I know a belt for a Kaw. 700 will fit,but are there belts for other models that will fit that are a little thicker or shorter?

[CK1999_400ex]

taking out the shim on the secondary wont solve the prob.. the main clutch is ware the squeal issue is usually coming from.. I have raced snowmobiles and snowmobile powered quads and its the main clutch that is not closing fast enough or it hangs up and you get a squeal.. if you want to really get into it you need to change the spring and spring rate and put a shim in it to get it away from the slight groove that is there ware it sits at idle .. and you can change the the spire that has the sharp angles and the rollers and really get the issue solved .. but it gets expensive ..if you can put a shim in the main clutch to get the clutch face slightly closer to the belt it should stop the squeal..i have extensive experience with the clutch systems on these machines ..

[Quad Bug]

Man, I had an older 360 that squealed like crazy.. I never fixed it and sold it as is. Now I have another Prarie...

[yamaha127]

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Kawasaki has a shim for that