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IMPORTANT

The Owner's Manual for this vehicle contains warnings, instructions and other information you must read and fully understand before safely riding or performing maintenance on this vehicle. Always follow the warnings and instructions in Owner's Manual.

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Quick Drive Belt Inspection & Adjustment

WARNING

  • Do not crimp or bend the belt to a diameter less than the upper sprocket.

  • Do not bend the belt beyond how it would bend over a sprocket or the idler.

  • Do not back-bend the belt.

  • Do not twist or flip the belt.

Folding, twisting, or otherwise manipulating the belt in a way not intended will cause damage to the belt and decrease its strength and life.

NOTICE

Belt debris during break in of a new belt is normal, clean with a dry cloth, or soft bristle brush.

Quick Drive Belt Inspection

  • Inspect Quick Drive belt at 10–hour intervals. Inspect more often if under extreme use.

  • Check for excessive wear including frayed edges, missing cogs, or cracks.

  • Replace belt if excessive wear is found.

  • Check tension measurement. Belt deflection should be between 1/4 and 1/2 inches when a 10–pound force is applied to the center of the long span. See Belt Adjustment section for details.

NOTICE
Do not over tension the belt.

Belt Adjustment

NOTICE
Under normal operation, once adjusted properly, the belt should not need readjustment.
NOTICE
If a gearing change is needed, see the service manual for proper torque sequence on the jack shaft quick drive sprocket.

  1. Remove the Quick Drive cover 1 and cover nuts 2.

  2. Loosen idler pulley mount nut 3.
  3. Install belt adjust tool 4 onto cover mounting stud.

  4. Push belt adjustment tool 4 down to set belt tension.

    NOTICE
    Make sure belt tool is pushing on idler mount and not the pulley.

  5. To check belt tension, make sure the bike is in neutral and the brake is released. Apply 10 pounds of tension to the belt in the position indicated by the arrow and measure deflection. Adjust as necessary.

    MEASUREMENT

    Belt Deflection (Inspection)

    0.25–0.5 in (6.35–12.7 mm)

    New Belt Install Specification

    0.18–0.20 (4.6-5.1 mm) Deflection

    Used Belt Install Specification

    0.25–0.30 in (6.4-7.6 mm) Deflection

  6. Torque the idler nut 3 to specification.
    TORQUE

    Idler Nut

    44 ft-lbs (60 N·m)

  7. Install the Quick Drive cover 1. Install five nuts 2. Torque to specification.

    TORQUE

    Cover Nuts

    18.4 ft-lbs (25 N·m)

Parent topic: Quick Drive Belt Maintenance