Belt Pulley Bolts
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Belt Pulley Bolts
When on a nice ride with about 17 bikes to Ocala yesterday. Great weather and and even greater group of friends.
After we all split up to head our separate ways, I head a clicking sound from the left rear of my bike. Pulled over on US-1 to check it out and couldn't really see anything for the saddlebags.
Rode it another couple miles and it was great multitudes worst. Pulled off in a little strip mall, and when I rolled the bike I could feel it hitting something. Pretty much knew what it was then. Pulled the bag off and one pulley bolt was chewed up pretty bad, but what surprised me was that all 5 were so loose the washers would spin.
My friend that works at an indy shop put the pulley on and I watched him locite them all and torque them. I've heard of people having one come loose, but all 5?
Lucky I always carry a small tool kit and was able to make it safe enough for the 7 miles I had to ride home.
I've owned several bikes and have been riding for multitudes of years, and never had a pulley or sprocket bolt ever loosen up.
Knowing I was going to Ocala Sunday and Palm Bay Monday / today, last Wed while in the garage I thought I'd check them, due to the threads on here about people shearing them off, but I forgot to.
Missed out on the Palm Beach ride, but after checking the weather, I'm glad I did.
I will now be checking my pulley bolts often.
After we all split up to head our separate ways, I head a clicking sound from the left rear of my bike. Pulled over on US-1 to check it out and couldn't really see anything for the saddlebags.
Rode it another couple miles and it was great multitudes worst. Pulled off in a little strip mall, and when I rolled the bike I could feel it hitting something. Pretty much knew what it was then. Pulled the bag off and one pulley bolt was chewed up pretty bad, but what surprised me was that all 5 were so loose the washers would spin.
My friend that works at an indy shop put the pulley on and I watched him locite them all and torque them. I've heard of people having one come loose, but all 5?
Lucky I always carry a small tool kit and was able to make it safe enough for the 7 miles I had to ride home.
I've owned several bikes and have been riding for multitudes of years, and never had a pulley or sprocket bolt ever loosen up.
Knowing I was going to Ocala Sunday and Palm Bay Monday / today, last Wed while in the garage I thought I'd check them, due to the threads on here about people shearing them off, but I forgot to.
Missed out on the Palm Beach ride, but after checking the weather, I'm glad I did.
I will now be checking my pulley bolts often.
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Excellent point, OP does not indicated the year of his bike but his HD SM may not have the updated procedure put out by the HD Service Bulletin M-1219, April 15 2008.
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