Short of shimming the rear sprocket, is there a way to get the belt closer to the center of the engine sprocket? I checked the axle for alignment and it looks good. Any ideas?
Thanks

 

I assume you actually mean the tranny pulley? Why do you want to move it? Is it walking in on you or something?

The only way to move the belt on the tranny pulley is to change the position of either the rear pulley or the tranny pulley. Shimming or wider hub on the rear wheel if you're going to a wider tire will get the job done.

 

It's riding precariously to the left on tranny pulley.

 

There's no worry on the left side as long as it's not trying to walk anymore to the left. There's a lip on the left side where the pulley sits near the inner primary that will prevent the belt from coming off and/or contacting the primary.

If you see your belt start riding consistently on the outside edge of the rear pulley, you may want to double check your axle alignment. I know you said it checked good, but even a little off can make the belt walk on the pulley.

 

Not sure since it may be different but on a softail it's the rear that should be correct floating without a lot of bind on either edge of the rear drive pulley. The service manual states one side on the rear that is preferred for it to be against if it is but I would have to find it in there and do not remember which side. The front is actually set up for use on different width belts on other models since my front must be a 1/2 wider then the belt.

 

The belt is wearing on the left.I don't know.I checked the axle alignment and the tool at best, it's not perfect. Is there a better way of measuring it then the welding rod and washer set up.I looked at trying to measure from swing arm but that's not very friendly either.The manual says with in a thirty-second.Yikes

 

I just use a straightened out wire hanger, then bent it at 90* about 2" from one end. Slid on a rubber grommet that was a tight enough fit so as to not move without direct force and went from there. Once you get the grommet set in the center of the axle on one side, it should be the same on the other assuming you are using the alignment holes in the swingarm.. A carpenter's square will help to ensure you keep a 90* angle on the hanger coming out of the alignment hole.

One other thing to double check is your belt tension. I'd have to double check my book, but I'm pretty sure you're supposed to check the tension with 10lbs of force, tightest point of travel on the belt, half-way between pulley and primary and with the rider sitting on the bike. If you have the belt too tight, you could be bending one of the pulleys, or the shaft that the front pulley rides on.

 

Don't you just love 1/32" tolerances. I know mine says that to the swing arm bearings. Of course there is a nut on one side and a larger round bolt head on the other. Not a clue to how you could measure to this. Maybe Harley has cap to snap on that have a center dot.. I use dial calipers on the wheel adjusters and after checking found both sides very close as it came from the dealer. Since only the back side of the stop was machined I installed an extra lock nut on the other side since its easier for me to get the calipers on. Once you get it square to the swing arm in my case I have found it only takes .004-.006 from this position to make the belt track one way or the other. Like I said mine is on one side but I see no side wear. However at 40K the chrome went through on my rear pulley and as as soon as that happened it has really been wearing. The radius on the drive look like orange peel

 

Thanks for the help. I'll try the square and finer adjustments.Maybe I can move it to the right a bit. Any issues with rotor getting warm?

 

It is supposed to ride to the left side of the trans pulley, it is normal. Even if you tried to move it right it will ride there under load, It is the way it is designed. If you were to mic the pulley you would see it is not the same dimension all the way across. This keeps the belt from contacting the case since there is no lip on the right side of the pulley.