How hard is belt adjustment?
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How hard is belt adjustment?
I'm going to order a Pitbull lift on Monday (last day of the $50 off sale), so since I'll have that, I plan on doing more of my own maintenance on my 2009 SERG. I'm not much of a wrench- I change my own oil, and have installed various bolt on items like a derby cover, A/C, gas cap cover,slip ons, premium tour pak hinges- just to give you an idea of what I am comfortable with.
Now I'd like to keep an eye on my belt tension, and make the necessary adjustments when needed. I have a Service manual, the HD belt tension tool, and I guess I still need the HD axle torque nut adjuster.
After skimming over the belt adjustment instructions in the manual, it sounds a bit complicated. I should read it a bit better and maybe it'll make more sense, but my question is- is it that difficult to adjust the belt, or is it something most people can do without any trouble?
Thanks in advance
Now I'd like to keep an eye on my belt tension, and make the necessary adjustments when needed. I have a Service manual, the HD belt tension tool, and I guess I still need the HD axle torque nut adjuster.
After skimming over the belt adjustment instructions in the manual, it sounds a bit complicated. I should read it a bit better and maybe it'll make more sense, but my question is- is it that difficult to adjust the belt, or is it something most people can do without any trouble?
Thanks in advance
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I'm going to order a Pitbull lift on Monday (last day of the $50 off sale), so since I'll have that, I plan on doing more of my own maintenance on my 2009 SERG. I'm not much of a wrench- I change my own oil, and have installed various bolt on items like a derby cover, A/C, gas cap cover,slip ons, premium tour pak hinges- just to give you an idea of what I am comfortable with.
Now I'd like to keep an eye on my belt tension, and make the necessary adjustments when needed. I have a Service manual, the HD belt tension tool, and I guess I still need the HD axle torque nut adjuster.
After skimming over the belt adjustment instructions in the manual, it sounds a bit complicated. I should read it a bit better and maybe it'll make more sense, but my question is- is it that difficult to adjust the belt, or is it something most people can do without any trouble?
Thanks in advance
Now I'd like to keep an eye on my belt tension, and make the necessary adjustments when needed. I have a Service manual, the HD belt tension tool, and I guess I still need the HD axle torque nut adjuster.
After skimming over the belt adjustment instructions in the manual, it sounds a bit complicated. I should read it a bit better and maybe it'll make more sense, but my question is- is it that difficult to adjust the belt, or is it something most people can do without any trouble?
Thanks in advance
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Getting the standard I guess. I realize the Dyna one works for Dyna's of course, and for Touring, so I'm not sure if one's better than the other for a Touring bike. I better ask them before I place the order.
Well, hopefully for me they don't offer free shipping in May- that's a $90 value right there.
Funny, I was all set on the J&S, but then read the thread on here about the bottles leaking, so I went of Pitbull's site and saw they had the $50 off. Plus, I was going to pay $460 shipped for the J&S, which includes the oil drain pan, and the Pitbull will be $530 shipped (they don't offer any oil drain pans), so really I'm spending $70 more, and I'm sure it will be my first and last bike lift purchase.
Well, hopefully for me they don't offer free shipping in May- that's a $90 value right there.
Funny, I was all set on the J&S, but then read the thread on here about the bottles leaking, so I went of Pitbull's site and saw they had the $50 off. Plus, I was going to pay $460 shipped for the J&S, which includes the oil drain pan, and the Pitbull will be $530 shipped (they don't offer any oil drain pans), so really I'm spending $70 more, and I'm sure it will be my first and last bike lift purchase.
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So I take it a crows foot does the same job as the HD tool?
Does any auto parts place sell them?
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If you use a torque wrench with a crow's foot, how does one figure the change in torque reading due to the offset of the foot?
I've heard there is a difference. Which has made me hesitant to use a crow's foot with a torque wrench for adjusting the torque of a nut.
I've heard there is a difference. Which has made me hesitant to use a crow's foot with a torque wrench for adjusting the torque of a nut.