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Drive Belt Alignment

WARNING
Drive belt misalignment can cause drive line noise and damage drive belt, causing possible belt failure and loss of control of motorcycle.
NOTICE
To minimize change in belt tension, use RIGHT SIDE adjuster only to make final adjustments to belt alignment. Be sure to keep axle seated forward against axle adjusters during this procedure.

  1. Rotate wheel BACKWARD. Tighten RIGHT SIDE adjuster nut 6 until drive belt comes off inside sprocket flange during backward wheel rotation and is centered in the driven pulley as shown with arrows.

    IMPORTANT
    Belt should track to center of sprocket tooth surface when properly aligned. Sprocket teeth should be visible on both sides of drive belt.

  2. Rotate wheel FORWARD and verify sprocket teeth are still visible on both side of drive belt.

  3. If necessary, loosen axle nut and RIGHT SIDE adjuster until belt moves off left flange and begins to track down center of driven sprocket flange during forward wheel rotation.

    NOTICE
    It may be necessary to loosen axle nut and tap left end of axle to ensure it moves forward when adjuster is loosened. Axle nut must be retightened to Adjustment Specification (15 ft-lbs (20 N·m)) before proceeding.

  4. Rear wheel alignment is satisfactory when drive belt remains centered on driven sprocket during forward and backward wheel rotation. Sprocket teeth should be visible from both sides of drive belts.

  5. Verify drive belt tension is still within specification. (See Check Drive Belt Tension section)

  6. Tighten rear axle nut to Final Specification.

    TORQUE
    Final Specification: 65 ft-lbs (88 N·m)

  7. Pump rear brake pedal several times to reset brake pad distance.

  8. Verify wheel rotates smoothly and freely without drag when brake pedal is released.

  9. Lower motorcycle.

Parent topic: Drive Belt Maintenance