Drive Belt?

Hey guys i recently bought a harley softail just over a month ago. this past week the drive belt broke on me while out riding. So I took the bike back to harley to find out they want about 800 bucks to put a new one on.

is it worth it to pay that much or can i do it my self?

any one ever changed one? any tips or tricks to doing it?

any help is greatly appricatied

thanks
Brian

Had mine replaced by a locale independent shop. 'Saved hundreds$$. Several very good brands availleble beside H-D.Much cheaper. Looked up my bill,was $275 for belt and $200 labor.Yours should be a littl less. Inner primmary has to ome off(compensator,primarry chain,clutch pack,swinging arm,exhaust) You could diy if you got thr tools and a full size lift. I don't. Paid up,Done.

No, it's not a real hard job to replace the belt, just takes about 4 hours time. But a new belt should last over 100,000 miles if you don't do burn-outs.

When H-D updated the FL frame in '09, I was hoping they were going to make that job easier since Victory showed how easy theirs was. Sometimes H-D evolves too slowly.

Dang, that's involved if you DIY. I saw the video about how easy it is with a Victory. Not that anybody here is going to run out and buy one! LOL. Anyway, good luck Snowflake. I thought $800 was mighty steep, too. Look around some indie shops - you got to do better than $800.

Thanks Guys
I am going to be looking around and see if some one here in boise can do it cheaper.
I would have thought harley would have treated me better but what can you do.

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Charlie's funny bone got tickled today! Maybe a different Harley dealer MIGHT treat you better - but don't count on it.

Most common cause of snapping a drive belt is because it was too loose...if you bought it used from a dealer it should have been adjusted and wouldn't need a readjustment in a month...I'd go back,but, good luck with it....Gates makes the belts for HD,should be able to get one for about $200.00

I rode mine with a quater inch chunk missing every fifth tooh(not on the edge of the belt) for about 30,000 mi. Just changed it 'cause I was having transmission fixed(a long story) The cause was a piece of tin gut wedged in the drive pulley. Popped it out with a long thin screw driver. Now I check for that when I change fluids.

It's amazing how durable that belt is, and we tend to ignor it. With the belt guard covering it so well, it's kinda hard to inspect it. But you never know what can get stuck in there and never be visible from the top-side.