Drive Belt Installation - Buell 2005 FIREBOLT Service Manual

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DRIVE BELT INSTALLATION

CAUTION
When removing or installing belt, do not bend or twist
belt, partially slide belt onto sprocket and "roll" wheel or
belt damage will occur.
1. Slide belt onto sprocket.
2. Install swingarm brace and tighten fasteners to 25-27 ft-
lbs (34-37 Nm). See 2.19 SWINGARM AND
3. Apply ANTI-SEIZE LUBRICANT to hole in right side of
swingarm where rear axle slides through.
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Figure 6-42. Anti-Seize Lubricant Location
4. See Figure 6-42. Coat rear axle with ANTI-SEIZE
LUBRICANT.
5. Slide axle through right side of swing arm and wheel hub
and thread partially into swingarm on left side.
NOTE
See Figure 6-43. Occasionally the drive belt is not fully
seated in rear sprocket making it difficult to install the idler
pulley. It will be necessary to follow the outlined procedure in
order to easily install idler pulley.
6. See Figure 6-43. Grasp top and bottom of drive belt and
squeeze together until belt teeth are fully seated in rear
sprocket.
7. While keeping tension on lower belt, install idler pulley
assembly tightening washers and nuts to 33-35 ft-lbs
(45-47 Nm). See IDLER PULLEY REMOVAL
DRIVE BELT SYSTEM.
8. See Figure 6-41. Tighten rear axle (1) to 23-27 ft-lbs
(31.2-36.6 Nm), back off two full turns and then retighten
to 48-52 ft-lbs (65.1-70.5 Nm).
9. Tighten rear axle pinch fastener (2) to 40-45 ft-lbs (54-
61 Nm).
10. See Figure 6-40. Install front sprocket cover (2) by tight-
ening fasteners to 12-36 in-lbs (1-4 Nm). See
SPROCKET COVER.
11. Install chin fairing fasteners and tighten to 36-48 in-lbs
(4-5 Nm). See 2.33 CHIN
12. Install right side rider footpeg mount and tighten fasten-
ers to 108-132 in-lbs (12-15 Nm). See
HEEL GUARD AND MOUNT.
13. Remove scissor jack from motorcycle.
BRACE.
in 6.6
2.30
FAIRING.
2.29 FOOTPEG,
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2
3
1. Drive belt not fully seated in rear sprocket
2. Squeezing drive belt in order to seat in pulleys
3. Drive belt fully seated in rear sprocket
Figure 6-43. Seating Drive Belt Into Pulley Teeth
2005 Buell Firebolt: Drive/Transmission 6-23