How tight should my Harley drive belt be?
With a high horsepower engine, it is better to have the belt a little tight rather than loose. A loose belt will break much more readily than a tight one. Most people do not tighten the belt to its proper tension. If you plan on “racing” or hot rodding your bike, invest in a Harley-Davidson BELT TENSION GAUGE (Part No.
Is it easy to replace drive belt?
Serpentine belt replacement is easy because today’s automatic drive belt tensioners eliminate the need to loosen bolts or pry components into position for retensioning. Just rotate the tensioner, remove the old belt and install a new one.
Are all Harley-Davidson belt driven?
Since ’92 all Harleys are belt driven but there are still plenty of old chain driven Harleys on the road. My ’82 Ironhead is somewhat young compared to many of the vintage bikes on the road but it’s still running a chain.
How long do motorcycle drive belts last?
100,000 miles
But even veteran enthusiasts can make the mistake of forgetting to look after their bike’s drive belt, which is strong, stretch-resistant and made from tensile cords. Because a drive belt can last up to 100,000 miles before needing replacement, riders may lose track of this important part of motorcycle maintenance.
How do you change a ground drive belt?
Route the new ground drive belt over the cooling fans and onto the transmission pulleys. Thread the belt through the idler pulley and over the engine crankshaft pulley. Have your helper push in the idler pulley bracket while you roll the belt onto the engine pulley.
When is a drive belt should be replaced in your car?
Most cars have one or two drive belts. When a car has only one drive belt, it might be called a serpentine belt. For example, this Ford engine in the first photo has only one drive or ‘serpentine’ belt. The car in the next photo has two drive belts.
What should I do after tightening my drive belt?
Take care not to trap the belt between the two halves of the pulley when tightening them again after adjustment. Replace the pulley front half with the shim on the outside of the pulley, between it and the nut or nuts.
Can a screwdriver be used to adjust a drive belt?
Do not use a screwdriver or similar tool to lever the belt over the pulley. If the belt is too tight to be fitted by the winding method, it is too small anyway, and you must get one of the proper size. Remove the old belt on a shim-adjusted pulley in the same way as that used for adjustments.
How do you replace the belt drive on a Harley Davidson?
Video-In this completely free video we show you how to access your final belt drive by completely removing your inner and outer primary drive housings on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. We then show you how to replace your final belt drive.
What should I do about my drive belt?
1. Keep the belt and pulleys clean 2. Keep the belt tension set per your owner’s manual specs (Harley-Davidson has a tension testing device available) 3. I plan to feel the drive belt with my bare hand after riding thirty or forty miles.
When did the drive belt on my bike fail?
A while back, the final drive belt on my 1999 Harley-Davidson XLH 883 Sportster failed in my garage. If a bike’s drive belt is going to break, that’s the place to have it happen. We had a look at that breakage event back in May 2018.
What’s the difference between the 1999 and 1999 drive belts?
Not knowing what the original equipment belt width was on the ’99 model before any side surface wear, it is nevertheless clear that the new replacement belt for the 1999 model is narrower than the OEM belt was when new.