Belt Drive System; Visual Inspection - Tern HSD Bedienungsanleitung

10. Belt Drive System

This section is for models equipped with the Gates Carbon Drive belt drive system.
Your HSD comes with Sliding Dropouts that offers 20 mm of adjustment. Once adjusted properly,
it's possible to remove and slot back the rear wheel at the perfect tension.
The Positive Tension Screw prevents the Sliding Dropout from moving forward unintentionally.

Visual Inspection

Periodically inspect the belt and sprocket for wear and tear. Take it to your dealer for a replacement if parts are worn as shown below.
EN
ES
1 2
FR
1. Shark tooth
2. Not symmetrical
3. Cracks
IT
4. Missing tooth
5. Fabric work with exposed polymer body
6. Carbon cords are exposed
DE
20
Illustration source: Gates tech docs
3 4 5 6
This CenterTrack
Sprocket is in excellent
condition.
Replace your
CenterTrack Sprocket
when the teeth become
worn, as shown in the
illustration above.