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Sep 9, 2014 | 09:23 PM

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misfitJason

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I've said it before but my bdl has been nothing but great to me and I have been running it for years now. The guy from the horse backstreet choppers mag that had it before me ran it for thousands of miles when I got it. I changed the bearings and am still running everything else except for the pulley insert. As far as the locktite

Sep 9, 2014 | 09:24 PM

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misfitJason

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Found this too. Maybe it will help

Sep 9, 2014 | 11:11 PM

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D_gyver

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Quote:

Originally Posted by johnjzjz

in the 2 weeks i am doing this no one has left the shop after a check over for a cross country trip with a primary chain and tools to change it

BUT did i say BUT every one who left with a front belt left with an extra belt and tools to change it

I get around 10,000 miles out of the bdl Kevlar belt if im close to that number before a trip I put a new one on. now on that old primo I never changed that belt and I put a lot of miles on it. it was way stronger than the 1.5" bdl

I will say this belt drives are not for everyone. and if you buy a belt drive for reliability your in for a rude awakening.

Sep 10, 2014 | 04:47 AM

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0734

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I kept breaking clutch baskets as I recall. BDL replaced them but two was enough for me. May have been a fitment issue between the main shaft and the hub....I don't know. I do know that if you go and try, you can find a little slack in the clutch assembly (wiggle) on 3 out of 5 (maybe more) you try to move no matter how tight you torque the nut. That hub will only go so far up on the shaft and if the spline fitment between the hub and the shaft isn't a perfectly tight fit....there will be a little wobble in the clutch assembly. There are some threads/posts on here somewhere concerning that. I was replacing a clutch-pack on a 99 once and noticed the darn thing had slack in it. Making a long story short, one Indy posted that he could go check and find slack in most of the ones he wiggled in his shop. Maybe a chain-drive is more forgiving with a wobbly hub than a belt-drive?

Sep 10, 2014 | 07:46 AM

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junglejoe

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Just for the record... My Primo Open belt drive has been FLAWESS! Other than slinging the wheel bearing grease everywhere!! lol I'll never go back to closed primary!

Sep 11, 2014 | 03:24 PM

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D_gyver

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ok the insert is back on with a Rockwell of 74 HRCW I hope this fixes it

Sep 12, 2014 | 10:10 AM

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Throttle_Jockey

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Fingers crossed for you man.

Sep 14, 2014 | 08:30 AM

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98hotrodfatboy

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Shot in the dark

Hey, just a shot in the dark but are the insert bolts that mount the insert to the pulley too long and are bottoming on the stator cover, (you'll actually see the bolt mark the cover) A friend of mine had that problem and after shortening the bolts (only a 1/16") his problem disappeared no more loosening or premature wear problems.