S2R valve adjustment question

[He Man]

i use a 3mm allen key, and its just about right ofr a 45degree bend method as well.

hey as long as its still on the cam right?

[K3V1N]

I'm pulling the covers and plugs tonight. I think I'll take the feedback in this thread and start a new thread about belt tension using iAnalyzer.

Thanks again for all the great comments.

[Smokescreen]

Wow.... 

You guys are hard core.  When one of my tensioners seized and I replaced my belts (timing?) I just did the old twist test.  It felt good.  I went with that...

[K3V1N]

HA, I'm pretty sure you're right on. I think Ducati has even moved some of the specs around. I bet a 45 degree check and they would be fine. I'm going to mess around till sunday night and at that point the covers go on and I'll check them again in 7000 miles. Thanks for your post.

[WetDuc]

Do what you want to do to get your belts tensioned right on a DS.   
I confirm tension by both 3mm allen and frequency app in about 5 minutes.  Done and no more hardcore than checking Facebook on my phone.

[K3V1N]

I think I'm going to end up spending more than 5 minutes. But will kind of do the samething. A combo of checking Hz, Allen gap and 45 twist to get it closer than most techs probably do. But what I was saying in the last post is I'm sure there is a pretty wide range on tension that is with in the limits of the belts. I don't think I want to risk it but I bet a quick feel is enough to set tension and the belt will stay on the cam and not break in 7k.

[He Man]

i heard if you peed on it, and flicked the belts, then its perfectly tensioned if and only if the pee mists the air and a rainbow can be seen.

i have used the 3mm key and 45 degree twist on my bike for 31,000 miles. ive gone through 3 belts (my current set is well over 12,000 and 2 years). its pretty happy.

[DucNaked]

Do what you want to do to get your belts tensioned right on a DS.   
I confirm tension by both 3mm allen and frequency app in about 5 minutes.  Done and no more hardcore than checking Facebook on my phone.

Did you use a 3mm on both cylinders?

[WetDuc]

I did and now I saw the procedure in the new LT manual that I just got (DS belts at 4mm vert, 1mm horiz)

[DucNaked]

I did and now I saw the procedure in the new LT manual that I just got (DS belts at 4mm vert, 1mm horiz)

That makes more sense. If you look at the tensioners you'll notice they're not in the same place on both cylinders. So setting them with the same allen key would set them at different tensions.