Section 1 is servicing. Section 2 covers Chassis maintenance, you'll find it in there.

 

I had both my inner and outer primarys off when I put in the SE compensator. I also swapped out the inner cover for a chorme one. With the manual, a jack, and proper tools, not really a difficult job. Just time consuming...Hell the belt itself is around $200 clams I think...Can only imagine how much a $tealer would charge for the whole job. Hope I don't have to do it any time soon....

 

remove rear wheel

rear brake

shocks

rear fork ( swingarm)

remove outer primary

primary drive ( comp sprocket, chain, clutch assembly)

remove inner primary

replace belt


primary back together


swingarm on

wheels etc.

done, easy


good time to replace rear fork bushings


I did this on my FXR in 1993- not a job you'd do at the road side.

In most cases if touring, you are towed to nearest dealer and you open your wallet wide.


Mike

 

You will have to unbolt the left shock and the right shock to remove the swingarm that has to be removed along with the inner primary to access the pulley.

 

Truth hurts but its true.. If you have to ask, your better off taking to an indy or the dealer. I did mine in about 2 hrs, about 3 bills after purchase of belt, gaskets, seals, and new inner primary bolts (they are one time use). Not a roadside job. Need all the right tools and good bike jack, plus a 6pack on ice.

 

I had a damaged belt and waited until Winter to replace it. My local tame dealer collected the bike, did the job and returned it. Quite painless and roughly twice the cost of the belt, which doesn't seem too bad to me.

 

Thanks!

 

Thanks all for the response. Its clear to me, this is not a job for my talents rather one for the dealer and \or Indy. Knowledge is a wonderful thing and costly without it.

 

if I remember correctly, a friend of mine had it done at the dealer along with a routine 5k maintenance and ran about $700...and the new style belts "should" last about 100k miles....the guy that I know needed his replaced because he drove on a recently paced road and the black gravel got stock to it and tore it up...

 

Chains were so much easier.... And what is an indy?