Belt Tension On Newer Models (Tight)
#1
Belt Tension On Newer Models (Tight)
Has anyone else noticed this on the newer bikes. A friend of mine took his 2010 RK and had some work done and his belt was tighter than dicks hat ban. Well I had a compensator installed and mine came back the same way, you guessed it (Tighter than dicks hat ban). My friends 2012 CVO, yep, the same way (TTDHB). So I called the dealership and talked to the service manager and he said thats the way they are suppose to run with the IDS set up. Looks like that would be harder on the tranny bearings but I guess the rubber in the sproket set up takes that away.
#2
How much pressure do you suppose you put on the tranny bearings when you're accelerating? "Too tight" belts rarely hurt bearings, in spite of what you'll read.
Loose belts are the reason for most belt failures however, and that's why the belt is tighter than you think is appropriate. About 10 lbs vertical pressure do gain 5/8" to 3/4" deflection is all you need, it should never be "loose."
I just turned 106,000 miles on my bike, still running the original belt, tranny bearings and seals. ( Not a leak anywhere btw.)
Are you sure dick's hat band isn't about the same as recommended?
Loose belts are the reason for most belt failures however, and that's why the belt is tighter than you think is appropriate. About 10 lbs vertical pressure do gain 5/8" to 3/4" deflection is all you need, it should never be "loose."
I just turned 106,000 miles on my bike, still running the original belt, tranny bearings and seals. ( Not a leak anywhere btw.)
Are you sure dick's hat band isn't about the same as recommended?
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#4
How much pressure do you suppose you put on the tranny bearings when you're accelerating? "Too tight" belts rarely hurt bearings, in spite of what you'll read.
Loose belts are the reason for most belt failures however, and that's why the belt is tighter than you think is appropriate. About 10 lbs vertical pressure do gain 5/8" to 3/4" deflection is all you need, it should never be "loose."
I just turned 106,000 miles on my bike, still running the original belt, tranny bearings and seals. ( Not a leak anywhere btw.)
Are you sure dick's hat band isn't about the same as recommended?
Loose belts are the reason for most belt failures however, and that's why the belt is tighter than you think is appropriate. About 10 lbs vertical pressure do gain 5/8" to 3/4" deflection is all you need, it should never be "loose."
I just turned 106,000 miles on my bike, still running the original belt, tranny bearings and seals. ( Not a leak anywhere btw.)
Are you sure dick's hat band isn't about the same as recommended?
#5
I have a spare belt #40024-09 and it's amazingly stiff compared to industrial belts of equivalent cross section.
#6
FLXH and FLTRX now 1/4 to 7/16" slack;
All other touring models 3/8 to 9/16" slack;
all at 10 lbs pressure on the belt.
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