ThunderRogue
Active Member
You don't have to be a full blown mechanic in order to do some things on your bike. Yes, there's a spring loaded tensioner tool used to adjust the drive belt but I can tell you the belt should only move maybe 3/8" pushing up hard from bottom in the center of it by hand when it's on the ground. The primary chain should only have about 5/8" movement at tightest point measured in the middle. Do you have a Service Manual? Exact specs are in there. You can also Google and YouTube things like that. Are you sure the tire isn't out of round? Maybe picked up something from the road? If you're claiming ignorance but have pulled the primary cover I'd caution you about not over torquing the screws when you replace it. It sounds to me like a rolling issue so you need to duplicate that as best as you can.