how bad does the sprocket have to be to get a new one fitted under warranty? Mine is showing a fair degree of wear at 1200 miles and the belt is quite vocal. It wasn't mentioned at its first service @ 950 miles but i have had a close look since and its showing signs of scoring on the teeth.
If you are still under Warranty, then no problem. It's two years, yes? Then smile, bow, be polite to everyone you meet, then demand it be fixed!
They, Morgan, blew it! If you can't hear yourself think while that puppy is screaming along then you have a problem! Or Morgan does. How vocal you are will decide this.
Man up!
What's your mileage? Who cares. Is it practical? See #1. What happens when it rains? You get wet.
I noticed that my tire has distinct rub marks on it from the belt. The tire is at 25 PSI, so not sure why the belt is rubbing it at all. Is this a common occurrence?
I also took a close-up photo of my sprocket and it doesn't seem to be worn in an unusal way.
I noticed that my tire has distinct rub marks on it from the belt. The tire is at 25 PSI, so not sure why the belt is rubbing it at all. Is this a common occurrence?
I also took a close-up photo of my sprocket and it doesn't seem to be worn in an unusal way.
Minor scuff on the tire. Nothing serious. Tire pressure is fine.
Sprocket is wearing. It is a slow process. Once it's started it ramps up! They ship out with a very hard anodized coating but once that gives up then it's a race!
Note the sound! When you're decelerating it is usually worse but after a short bit it's always there.
What's your mileage? Who cares. Is it practical? See #1. What happens when it rains? You get wet.
Have you checked the rear wheel alignment? There is about 4 or 5 mm clearance between the belt and tyre sidewall on my car and no problems with noise and the belt runs central on the sprocket. The photo shows your belt running to one side and possibly touching the sprocket outer side plate. This should give more tyre clearance not less, if it is all running in alignment. I would still try and get a new (steel) sprocket under warranty for a longer term fix.
It all does rather depend on when the car was made and the rear hub and sprocket.
My Oct 2012 car originally had the single sided sprocket and the belt ran to one side (and the rear wheel was not central). The rear end was making horrible noises from 3500 miles and the hub and rear sprocket was changed under warranty (despite Morgan not playing ball - the dealer got this sorted for me very helpfully). Now the rear wheel is basically central and - at present - the rear is quiet and the belt sits on the sprocket and doesn't foul the wheel.
This one keeps coming up again and again, sigh. Bluem do you have the silver hub, or the black. I have a 2012 and HAD! a silver hub and I had your symptoms. You need to switch the silver with the black hub (not cheap, I had to pay over $600 for the new hub). The black hub moves the sprocket just far enough to line the belt up properly so it rides in the middle of the sprocket and doesn't rub the tire. I believe the early 2013's all had the silver hub
Have you checked the rear wheel alignment? There is about 4 or 5 mm clearance between the belt and tyre sidewall on my car and no problems with noise and the belt runs central on the sprocket. The photo shows your belt running to one side and possibly touching the sprocket outer side plate. This should give more tyre clearance not less, if it is all running in alignment. I would still try and get a new (steel) sprocket under warranty for a longer term fix.
My belt seems to have the same clearance as yours and seems to run to one side (away from the tire), which should provide more clearance. This is what baffles me. I know for certain that I heard the belt rubbing the tire once when I made a hard left and it made the most awful squealing noise. Since then, I can't say that I've actually heard it occur, but it is still making the swirling noise on deceleration when the clutch is engaged, which is probably also caused by the belt based upon Michael H's comments above.
It sounds like I'll have to make the 200 mile trek to the dealership to get this diagnosed.
This one keeps coming up again and again, sigh. Bluem do you have the silver hub, or the black. I have a 2012 and HAD! a silver hub and I had your symptoms. You need to switch the silver with the black hub (not cheap, I had to pay over $600 for the new hub). The black hub moves the sprocket just far enough to line the belt up properly so it rides in the middle of the sprocket and doesn't rub the tire. I believe the early 2013's all had the silver hub
I have a 2014 and it has the black hub. I believe all of the 2014s are the same, so this probably isn't the culprit.
If the alignment is set wrong then the belt will move away from the tyre on acceleration but towards the tyre on the over run...or vice versa, depending on the direction of the misalignment. Setting it can be an exercise in trial and error frustration at first.
If the alignment is set wrong then the belt will move away from the tyre on acceleration but towards the tyre on the over run...or vice versa, depending on the direction of the misalignment. Setting it can be an exercise in trial and error frustration at first.
This makes a lot of sense and would definitely explain the noise. Did you perform your own alignment or did you take it to the dealer?
