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I've spent hours searching for info about belt tension here and think I know what I should do, but one piece of data doesn't fit, so I need your thoughts.
The situation is this - 06 FLHRSI with about 1200 miles. I havbe recently noticed a noise during deceleration that I would describe as a moaning, whine or drone. It only starts after riding the bike for an hour or so. The noise is not there cold. I have checked the belt tension using the HD tool and it is exactly at the upper limits in the service manual (5/16" on the stand). I have washed the belt and even smoothed the inside edge of the pulley with fine emory cloth. Based on what I have read, I'm inclined to loosen the belt tension some, afte all, if it was too loose, it shouldn't take 50+ miles of riding to start making noise.
The problem is I only started hearing this in the last 200 miles or so. Since I assume that the belt would not tighten up in 1000 miles, I'm confused as to why this didn't happen from the beginning - the belt was probably even tighter originally.
It is definitely coming from the left rear of the bike, so I'm convinced it is belt related.
Ideas?
The situation is this - 06 FLHRSI with about 1200 miles. I havbe recently noticed a noise during deceleration that I would describe as a moaning, whine or drone. It only starts after riding the bike for an hour or so. The noise is not there cold. I have checked the belt tension using the HD tool and it is exactly at the upper limits in the service manual (5/16" on the stand). I have washed the belt and even smoothed the inside edge of the pulley with fine emory cloth. Based on what I have read, I'm inclined to loosen the belt tension some, afte all, if it was too loose, it shouldn't take 50+ miles of riding to start making noise.
The problem is I only started hearing this in the last 200 miles or so. Since I assume that the belt would not tighten up in 1000 miles, I'm confused as to why this didn't happen from the beginning - the belt was probably even tighter originally.
It is definitely coming from the left rear of the bike, so I'm convinced it is belt related.
Ideas?