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View Poll Results: Two valve belt tension method
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Allen keys
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Harmonics
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Dealer does it
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Oct 26th, 2008, 12:51 pm
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Waterloo, , Canada
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Belt Tension Poll
How do you set the tension on your two valver? Doing a search on the subject,you could spend an entire day going thru all the threads and different methods.I use allen keys to set them,and have not had a problem.
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Oct 27th, 2008, 7:59 am
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Retirement is on the horizon
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+1 - allen wrench
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Oct 27th, 2008, 11:31 am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ncgt1000
+1 - allen wrench
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Oct 27th, 2008, 12:02 pm
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On my `93 SS I used the allen wrench method. Folks say that will not work with the newer, dual-spark, motor. Anyone have an authoritative answer to this?
-don
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Oct 27th, 2008, 2:08 pm
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Location: Olympia, Washington, USA
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Allen key for me. I'm not convinced that it's that critical. It could be I might be down a horsepower but doing it simply and at home is worth it and the bike is fast enough with great miles per.
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Oct 27th, 2008, 5:21 pm
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Oct 27th, 2008, 7:40 pm
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When I replaced my belts recently I used the allen wrench method. I also checked it with a small fish scale as the manual says 10 pound pull. The scale was not calibrated by any means and it was off by one pound, it pulled at 11.
"in God we trust"
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Oct 28th, 2008, 8:56 am
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Location: Chicago area, IL, USA
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+1 allen
Geoff
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Last edited by Geoff_ST_III_1; Oct 28th, 2008 at 9:20 am.
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