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Following on from my post here, I opened it up and the belt was sitting out of line on the wheels and worn, with the side panels had obviously been rubbed by the belt (see attached). Belt conditioning spray seemed to solve the issue for a couple rides but then the squeak came back. Opened it up and the belt was off-line again, as before. Additionally the belt conditioner had coagulated the rubber dust into a nice glue that had filled the wheel belt notches, so that had to be removed. Still not fixed so I ordered a new belt.
It arrived today and it fitted easily but again kept coming off-line after a few rotations. I put on my detective
pantshat and have now discovered the source of the issue: the drive wheel (?) is wonky (see attached video) meaning on each rotation the belt is pushed out, so the notches align incorrectly on the flywheel and get stuck there.This is clearly a warranty job as it requires replacing the drive wheel with one that isn't bloody bent. Unfortunately I am the second owner of this turbo, and it is several years old. I have no idea how the mug of a previous owner put up with the squeak for so long without trying to get it fixed, but now it's my problem. Any suggestions that aren't paying Garmin's extortionate fuck-you repair fee?
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