| Author | Message | ||
     Snowscum |
Well this is my second belt. The dealer took pictures and sent them to Buell. Buell response back was they will not cover a second belt. Its been doing this since its new. The dealer hasnt a clue whats doing this nor will they help me. So I'm stuck with a belt that will not last the life of the bike as they say. I think the whole thing is bs. Thoughts?  (Message edited by snowscum on October 07, 2006) (Message edited by snowscum on October 07, 2006) | ||
| Diablobrian |
That is an alignment issue. Either the swingarm, the tensioner, or one of the pulleys is out of alignment and causing the belt to not track straight. I would inspect these parts, and where they mount very carefully to find what is causing the mis-alignment. It shouldn't be that difficult to locate if you know what to look for. | ||
| Snowscum |
But shouldnt the dealer handle this? They have looked at it 3 times now. I looked at it and I dont see what the problem is. Ill take the covers off of it tomorrow and take some pictures. | ||
| Blake |
Has the bike ever been crashed or run into? | ||
| Snowscum |
No it hasn't. It has 4000 miles on it now. The first belt was shredded like that within the first 100 miles of ownership. At about 1200 they replaced it. Now the second one is just like the first one. Not sure if the dealer is telling the whole truth. Why wouldnt Buell investigate the issue? One of the techs at High country HD told me he has seen other Ulys with the same problem but when I asked the service manager today he said that he hasnt seen it before. So who am I supposed to believe? Dont know where to turn now. Sorry about posting in the Court forum. Thought someone from Buell kept an eye on that forum. | ||
| Buell_rider_24 |
Well i'have sent your pic to my dealership to see what he thinks,i've got problems with my belt too and they don't know yet what cause it i'should know by tomorrow the only thing that i can see is that belt is not tracking right but why? take it easy!  | ||
| Snowscum |
http://gallery.t10.net/albums_t10/album111/aab.jpg Had to post a big picture so you can see maybe I have an alignment problem? | ||
| Snowscum |
This forum doesnt get much traffic. | ||
| Red_chili |
Looks like that front pulley is shaving the edge of the belt? If so, clearly a warranty issue. | ||
| Snowscum |
I think its a warranty issue regardless if anything screws with the belt. IMO! Lol | ||
| Snowscum |
Called Harley and sent in my pictures. We will see if anything gets resolved. *crosses fingers* | ||
| Buell_rider_24 |
Don't give up they should take it under warranty regardless if it's the secunt belt ,you have so little miles on your bike.i'll will pick up mine this afternoon with a brand new 2007 drive belt on it.the dealer who had changed my rear tire paid for the belt and I'll pay for the labor Take it easy budy  | ||
| Snowscum |
Well their not going to do anything about it. 2 strikes so far. Hopefully Dave from appletons has the insite to convince someone at harley that there is something wrong going on here. I mean if this belt comes apart and I get hurt someone is going to pay. I hope I dont get hurt. Looks like I need to find an attorney just in case this gets ugly! It's not like this is a used bike. I payed alot of money for a NEW bike and its been doing this since it was new. So far Im not a big fan of belt driven motorcycles. Well Im done ranting. Needed to get that off my chest! | ||
| Reepicheep |
Well, seems like there can't be that many things wrong and causing that... and that it should be pretty easy to narrow down to a cause. | ||
| Snowscum |
Thats what I thought. Im confused if this is the way things are handled through harley. Their not making want to buy another one thats for sure. | ||
| Reepicheep |
If you are remotely mechanically inclined, we (the Buell community) can help as well. If it were me, I would pop off that front belt sprocket cover and peek in and see if I can see anything that could be touching the belt, or look for burrs on either sprocket. | ||
| Court |
>>>>if this is the way things are handled through harley. It's not. Don't buy into the silliness. Have you spoken to Customer Service? If not, please pick up a phone. When you do, have your V.I.N., the facts, what's been done, who's done it etc. Listen closely and answer their questions. My bet is that you'll be pleasantly surprised. Court | ||
| Buell_rider_24 |
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| Snowscum |
Court I have already done that. The dealer said harley told them that it is fine. Do you agree with them? I dont! Another course of action? | ||
| Court |
Send me a note with a number I can reach you at. I don't know the answer, but want to make certain you get the best service. | ||
| Court |
Snowscum . . . call the stadium operator. Operators.....as they say....are standing by.  | ||
| Snowscum |
Email sent. Thanks Court if you can help. Back to work I go!!! | ||
| Court |
Got it. Go work....we'll talk tomorrow. | ||
| Snowscum |
Never heard from you today. Did you want to talk next week sometime? Let me know. | ||
| Snowscum |
Thanks Court for contacting me. I hope I can get this resolved. Thanks for going out of your way. | ||
| Snowscum |
The factory fix for my issue seems to be a new idler pulley. I will let you guys know how it works out. Thanks for help guys! | ||
| Daves |
You are welcome Thanks for letting me help | ||
| Bayou_flyer |
I need help tomorrow morning I am going to buy me a new belt for my 04 xb12r my last belt flew off and i need to install the new one on my bike any help on how to do this would be appreciated | ||
| Reepicheep |
Install it according to the service manual you picked up at the same time ;) Here is the process: Remove rear axle pinch bolts. Loosen rear axle by like 15 turns. Or was it 5? Maybe it was 20. Remove idler assembly. Remove swingarm brace. Inspect pulleys for damage, and idler assembly to make sure its true. Install new belt. Never bend it back on itself, and never bend it to a tight radius. The newer belts are a lot less sensitive to this, but don't chance it anyway. Reassemble swingarm brace. Use loktite blue. Or maybe its red for that. Torque to 5 footpounds. Or was it 50? Maybe that was inch pounds? Reinstall idler pulley (don't crink the belt). Retorque the axle. If you have not had it out before to be sure there is anti-sieze on it, you should probably pull it and slather a lot on there. There is a very specific and critically important procedure for retorquing the axle, no part of which I can recall right now. Retighten the pinch bolts. Those I know use loktite blue, not red, but again I can't remember the foot pounds. See my point? I wouldn't trust me, even if I did read me on the internet Maybe somebody nicer then me (and less uptight about copyrights) will scan and post the pages from the manual, or look up the torques. Or maybe the dealer that sold you the belt will copy the pages for you.. | ||
| Reepicheep |
Reading back over that, I completely forgot about the front sprocket cover. See! | ||
| Bayou_flyer |
YEA.... Thanks for the info. the belt is on and it held up to a Sunday of riding 200+ miles with a top speed of 125 in a controlled environment. I removed the top portion of the swing arm and the front sprocket cover total of 4 allen screws and 3 torx screws. slid the belt around the front pulley over the idler and on the bottom of the rear sprocket rolled the bike forward and the belt went on and in line belt still looks like new after riding. | ||
| Phreedom |
MY drive belt just lost half its teeth its an 06 Ulysess with 30,000 miles. Any thoughts experience with this. Has anyone got Buell to replace a "lifetime" belt that failed out of warranty ?? | ||
| Blake |
If the bike is out of warranty, then not likely. |
