98 wide glide
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98 wide glide
hey guys , i just bought a 98 wide glide . one of the 95th Anniversary ones . its kind of beat up , but seems to run good . has a gas leak at the petcock.. when i got home i noticed the drive belt seemed a bit thin . it measures 1 1/8 inch . the book says it should be 1 1/2 . is his some thing i should be worried about ?
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hey guys , i just bought a 98 wide glide . one of the 95th Anniversary ones . its kind of beat up , but seems to run good . has a gas leak at the petcock.. when i got home i noticed the drive belt seemed a bit thin . it measures 1 1/8 inch . the book says it should be 1 1/2 . is his some thing i should be worried about ?
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Rear pulley should match belt width.
As far as strength, no problem, but again rear pulley width should match.
If it dont match, look at the bright side, the rear pulley is easily replaced. Front pulley...not so much. YD
As far as strength, no problem, but again rear pulley width should match.
If it dont match, look at the bright side, the rear pulley is easily replaced. Front pulley...not so much. YD
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Sounds like somebody might have went to a wider rear tire, to a 150 possibly.. The 1 1/8" belt was used on the 2000 up bikes.. It allows more room for a wider tire. As for strength? As said yes, no problems.... I got 115 lbs of torque going to my 1 1/8" belt.. I also wouldn't be surprised if somebody went to a 70 tooth on that rear pulley...
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Sounds like somebody might have went to a wider rear tire, to a 150 possibly.. The 1 1/8" belt was used on the 2000 up bikes.. It allows more room for a wider tire. As for strength? As said yes, no problems.... I got 115 lbs of torque going to my 1 1/8" belt.. I also wouldn't be surprised if somebody went to a 70 tooth on that rear pulley...
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