Rear pulley wear
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Rear pulley wear
Pulled the wheel to change tire and noticed large chips of chrome missing on the rear pulley. Had a dyna for almost 8 years with 40000 miles on it without ever changing the rear pulley. The FLHT have only 20000 miles on it.
Do remember from my dyna manual, which I left with the cycle when it was sold, that there were pictures warning about the condition with the missing chrome. Looking in my FLHT manual I can't find pictures like that.
Is the condition shown here alarming = new pulley ?. Always replacing things before it gets serious hate to be 2000 miles from home with a failure.
Do remember from my dyna manual, which I left with the cycle when it was sold, that there were pictures warning about the condition with the missing chrome. Looking in my FLHT manual I can't find pictures like that.
Is the condition shown here alarming = new pulley ?. Always replacing things before it gets serious hate to be 2000 miles from home with a failure.
Last edited by The Dane; Jan 11, 2011 at 08:28 AM.
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That just looks like the chrome plating is wearing away. There's alot of friction on the teeth of that pulley. I would think that it's pretty common. Check your belt and see if it's showing any signs of wear.
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Losing the chrome will not cause a problem. Feel the cogs on the pulley. If they are squared off and getting edges on the teeth, replace immediately. I learned this lesson the hard way with a nice billet pulley. Breaking a belt at speed is no fun.
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