Time to replace drive belt.

[msocko3]

Mike is correct, you have to have all manuals. It takes two people that are mechanicaly inclined. Most dealers have not performed this job. I feel better about doing it myself than having one of Harleys finest do it. We got the new belt on it last night. We plan on getting the rear buttoned up and aligned tonight. I'll update you tomorrow.

I used dial calipers to get the side to side adjustment within .002.

 

[msocko3]

Thank you my friend for the education on the new models.
Thats the kind of info i can sure put to use!
This is a great source of info!
' Paul c,

Your more than welcome, sharing is what it is all about. One thing great about Trike Talk is the wealth of information which can be had, no sense in trying to reinvent the wheel if someone else has done it for you.

 

[msocko3]

Yes I agree but have to replace the stator as the plug is leaking. I was hoping not to have to pull the inner primary off. But the stator rotor hits the inner primary towards the front on it I found out. Plus I got creative and used a 90 deg snap ring plier that can be used as a stator rotor puller.

When I pulled the cover off my 06 Ultra I wiped all the oil off and snatched a hold of that sucker with my hands, they be some strong magnets.

 

[msocko3]

Anyway the inner promary is off and the stator has been removed. Now I can see why it leaked. Looks like a cheap made rubber seal that goes thru the engine.

Wait till you get to feed the new one in, I used a lot of Windex as a lube then pulled and wiggled.

 

[FLTR2008TRIKE]

I would suggest using clear silicone as a lubricate and to add some additional sealing. Wipe it around the fluted sealing wedge before pushing through

 

[trikermutha]

Yep I have done a few stator on the EVO engines..Now my first Twin Cam. Looking forward to alot of swearing from the yanking and pulling. Hope its easier than the EVO.

 

[trikermutha]

The friend i mentioned has a rock hole in the center of the new belt, I wouldn't worry about that. But i sure wish we lived closer together so we could give you hand just for the experience.
My dealer said they have never changed the belt on a tri glide either.

Acouple years ago i had a shop talk me into an after market belt.
I cant swear if the belt was inferior or if they took the lazy way out and damaged the belt while installing it? but the darn thing started tearing the drive lugs off of it at the end of last riding season when i was about 400 miles from home.
I reached jackson hole wyoming and found the dealer only sold apperall and such. ( thats about as worthless as mammories on a boar swine).
The only option i had was to go and equadistance back to Pocatello Idaho, or come on ahead to Casper,Wy.
The darn belt held up long enough for me to baby it home but i sure wouldn't want to have gone any further.
I just replaced replaced the belt and front and rear drive pulleys ( i suspect the swing arm and wheel was not not quite alighned right, I could see uneven wear on the drive pulleys) so the operation was fresh in the memmory.
I bought the original equipt. belt and i would just as soon do this type of work myself and not have to suffer some elses mistakes?
Paul

Yea I know how you feel wondering if you will make it home when a issue is like that..

 

[kimber45]

I used dial calipers to get the side to side adjustment within .002.

I used the dial calipers also. We got it all alligned we will put the primary back on tomorrow and take it for a test drive. I'll give another update when it is back on the road. ThumbUp

 

[pcombe]

I used the dial calipers also. We got it all alligned we will put the primary back on tomorrow and take it for a test drive. I'll give another update when it is back on the road. ThumbUp

Good plan I will have to keep that in mind when i trike my tour glide!

 

[msocko3]

I used the dial calipers also. We got it all alligned we will put the primary back on tomorrow and take it for a test drive. I'll give another update when it is back on the road. ThumbUp

Good to see you have it almost wrapped up, your test ride should be a satisfying ride.

 

[trikermutha]

So on a scale from 1-10 how hard was it to replace the rear belt?

 

[trikermutha]

The friend i mentioned has a rock hole in the center of the new belt, I wouldn't worry about that. But i sure wish we lived closer together so we could give you hand just for the experience.
My dealer said they have never changed the belt on a tri glide either.

Acouple years ago i had a shop talk me into an after market belt.
I cant swear if the belt was inferior or if they took the lazy way out and damaged the belt while installing it? but the darn thing started tearing the drive lugs off of it at the end of last riding season when i was about 400 miles from home.
I reached jackson hole wyoming and found the dealer only sold apperall and such. ( thats about as worthless as mammories on a boar swine).
The only option i had was to go and equadistance back to Pocatello Idaho, or come on ahead to Casper,Wy.
The darn belt held up long enough for me to baby it home but i sure wouldn't want to have gone any further.
I just replaced replaced the belt and front and rear drive pulleys ( i suspect the swing arm and wheel was not not quite alighned right, I could see uneven wear on the drive pulleys) so the operation was fresh in the memmory.
I bought the original equipt. belt and i would just as soon do this type of work myself and not have to suffer some elses mistakes?
Paul

Just finished installing the stator and inner cover. Wow I was amazed how easy it was to pull the stator sealing plug thru the engine case. Far from the old evos that were a SOB to pull thru the case. I did buy new sealing bolts for the inner primary and engine to primary sealing gasket. Dont want to do the job twice.

 

[kimber45]

So on a scale from 1-10 how hard was it to replace the rear belt?

I would rate it a 9 to 9.5 for the average (me) Joe home repair guy

 

[kimber45]

I got the job finished Saturday. I put about 100 miles on it Sunday. All is well. Thank God for his help.

 

[trikermutha]

I got the job finished Saturday. I put about 100 miles on it Sunday. All is well. Thank God for his help.

sounds great..I guess you will have to rechecked after 1k miles and maybe readjust the belt again??

 

[ttanthony]

I got the job finished Saturday. I put about 100 miles on it Sunday. All is well. Thank God for his help.

There is no one better to help. You can't go wrong with him by your side.

 

[pcombe]

Just finished installing the stator and inner cover. Wow I was amazed how easy it was to pull the stator sealing plug thru the engine case. Far from the old evos that were a SOB to pull thru the case. I did buy new sealing bolts for the inner primary and engine to primary sealing gasket. Dont want to do the job twice.

Amen to that!