Indeed...They would have shaken out on their own!
At least they never get a chance to corrode in
Drive Belt adjustment.
- Thread starter Captain Black
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At least they never get a chance to corrode in
and if you do adjust it never use a tourqe wrench just do it up farmer tight and it wont vibrate loose
Captain...May I respectfully refer you to post no.5 again. With the greatest respect to all the posters within these hallowed pages – if I am looking for technical advice re. the workings of a Harley Davidson motorcycle I generally head to here:
http://www.harley-davidson-hangout.com/forum/
As fond as I am of the berks in here, you will find a slightly higher percentage of people there who know what the fuck they are talking about! (No offence chaps).
none takenCaptain...May I respectfully refer you to post no.5 again. With the greatest respect to all the posters within these hallowed pages – if I am looking for technical advice re. the workings of a Harley Davidson motorcycle I generally head to here:
http://www.harley-davidson-hangout.com/forum/
As fond as I am of the berks in here, you will find a slightly higher percentage of people there who know what the fuck they are talking about! (No offence chaps).
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Ahhhh.....Belts
Buells, Harleys........I have known many snap....But none of my own, yet!
The things I have learnt from others.
Never twist a belt....It will fail.
Never over tighten a belt, it will fail.
Never allow a tyre fitter remove your rear wheel, he will not know of these things....And your belt will fail.
It is indeed a black art and can only come from experience and empathy of the belt and the molecules that form it. The temperature that surrounds it and the environment in which it works, the weight and power of the bike and the understanding of all these elements synchronised, only then will you be able to preserve your belt for maximum life.
Other than that, it`s a peice of piss
Buells, Harleys........I have known many snap....But none of my own, yet!
The things I have learnt from others.
Never twist a belt....It will fail.
Never over tighten a belt, it will fail.
Never allow a tyre fitter remove your rear wheel, he will not know of these things....And your belt will fail.
It is indeed a black art and can only come from experience and empathy of the belt and the molecules that form it. The temperature that surrounds it and the environment in which it works, the weight and power of the bike and the understanding of all these elements synchronised, only then will you be able to preserve your belt for maximum life.
Other than that, it`s a peice of piss
Ahhhh.....Belts
Buells, Harleys........I have known many snap....But none of my own, yet!
The things I have learnt from others.
Never twist a belt....It will fail.
Never over tighten a belt, it will fail.
Never allow a tyre fitter remove your rear wheel, he will not know of these things....And your belt will fail.
It is indeed a black art and can only come from experience and empathy of the belt and the molecules that form it. The temperature that surrounds it and the environment in which it works, the weight and power of the bike and the understanding of all these elements synchronised, only then will you be able to preserve your belt for maximum life.
So is it fair to say that the drive belt is low maintenance because no fecker knows how to maintain them ?
If I take the back wheel off does the rear sprocket and belt stay on the bike ?
At 2 k miles current when do I need to think of adjustment and or replacement ?
Please don't say 3k miles.
If I take the back wheel off does the rear sprocket and belt stay on the bike ?
At 2 k miles current when do I need to think of adjustment and or replacement ?
Please don't say 3k miles.
havent you learnt anything dont touch it ever
ever
So is it fair to say that the drive belt is low maintenance because no fecker knows how to maintain them ?
If I take the back wheel off does the rear sprocket and belt stay on the bike ?
At 2 k miles current when do I need to think of adjustment and or replacement ?
Please don't say 3k miles.
Replace it when it snaps....
....On my EVO you can remove the rear wheel whilst leaving the belt adjustment as was.... You remove the spindle, drop the wheel and "roll" the belt off...
Pop the wheel back in, push forwards roll the belt back on the pulley and pull back and up whilst inserting the spindle and spacers... Takes three hands..
Read your manual. Different Harleys have different adjustments. Some say 1/2 inch slack whilst upright, some 1/4 inch on side stand etc, etc. Adjust it as per specs in your manual and then forget about it for some considerable time.
Some say upright whilst sat on bike, others upright at the tightest point.... And it goes on....
Best thing you can do is buy a gen-u-ine HD Manual around £70... It will be full of all the answers you seek......
Or, like the rest of us, ask on here.....after all what could possible go wrong..
Or, like the rest of us, ask on here.....after all what could possible go wrong..
Which is why we are all currently off the road with snapped drive belts
I've always used the twist method for belt tension (that's the 90 degree version) and always run the bike with all the belt guards removed 
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Actually it's two which is probably why the PO sold the bike (wait till you see the bill
) You need to take the primary chaincase, entire clutch and swinging arm off the bike to fit a belt.The sprocket is bolted to the wheel just like any chain driven bike. To take the wheel out you leave the tensioners in place, knock the swinging arm spindle out, move the wheel forward and take the belt off. You then struggle like billyo to get the wheel out with out twisting or snagging the belt which inevitably gets twisted and snagged because the wheel removal is a fecking joke and theres no main stand. You then spend every ride worrying and fretting that your twisted and snagged belt is going to let rip which it inevitably does in line with Murphy's law " The worst possible thing will happen at the worst possible moment" I.e exactly halfway to nowhere in the back of beyond. Welcome to the wonderful world of Harley Davidson
Actually it's two which is probably why the PO sold the bike (wait till you see the bill
The sprocket is bolted to the wheel just like any chain driven bike. To take the wheel out you leave the tensioners in place, knock the swinging arm spindle out, move the wheel forward and take the belt off. You then struggle like billyo to get the wheel out with out twisting or snagging the belt which inevitably gets twisted and snagged because the wheel removal is a fecking joke and theres no main stand. You then spend every ride worrying and fretting that your twisted and snagged belt is going to let rip which it inevitably does in line with Murphy's law " The worst possible thing will happen at the worst possible moment" I.e exactly halfway to nowhere in the back of beyond. Welcome to the wonderful world of Harley Davidson
I don't want to talk about drive belts anymore.
In fact I've forgot I've even got one........
I don't want to talk about drive belts anymore.
In fact I've forgot I've even got one........
That's the spirit.......
It worked! Wore him down
so hopefully he will just ride the ............ thing now 
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