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Old Jun 26, 2014 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Expat1
You asked me to explain a technical alternative, I replied using technical terms to put you on track. Few people understand the behavior of an encapsulated winding in composite material as opposed to rubber.
Are you familiar with recent belts? I bid and won my spare for 60 quids.
Concerning tools, electrical instruments and literature, I have everything except empty space.
You still can't adjust correctly it by twisting it. end of.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2014 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by mike5511
Twist method. Bet you can't even find a gauge in a most shops. (unless the mechanic is brand new.)
I must have had the brand new mechanic with no gauge. The belt on my new Electra Glide had almost 1 inch of deflection even after the $500 first service. I took it back for the first service job simply because it was my first Harley and I was not familiar with it yet, I bought the gauge.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Sparkee...
I must have had the brand new mechanic with no gauge. The belt on my new Electra Glide had almost 1 inch of deflection even after the $500 first service. I took it back for the first service job simply because it was my first Harley and I was not familiar with it yet, I bought the gauge.
Good chance that you did in most shops now days.....if they checked it at all! (1 inch of deflection indicates to me they never checked it.)
 
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