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Thanks for this thread, John. You are beginning to convince me to hire a professional when Joe's package arrives. Not for the faint of heart.
'ey John, where did you buy your belts from and how much? It's been awhile since I last check on availability and price.
Could I get a copy of that drawing. I either need to change the belts or sell the bike :)
Hi TomI'm in the UK for starters, but I've just got this bike and the seller had just replaced the belts, the bike has done zero miles since so I was thinking fo just reusing the belts after having marked the pulley points on the cam and crank.If I need new belts I can either get them from Gutsi Bits here in the UK or Stein Dinse in Germanyhttps://www.stein-dinse.biz/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=30055300&x=0&y=0&categories_id=&inc_subcat=1Both seem to want around 25 Euro/GBP for them (a snip compared to what I pay for Ducati belts for the 1098)
That's a good price. Last time I checked in the U.S., it was about 17 Euro's more per belt. I was looking at buying 4 belts. I like to have spares but the price scared me off temporarily. 4 bikes that have belts........8 belts x $45....... So it'll be a JIT for parts. I do the same for repairs. I take my time on maintenance. No garage to take them to. If I wanted someone to work on them, it would be cheaper to fly my friend in from Sandpoint, ID to Kona, HI.
Chuck can I steal your Flikr pics as I may want to use them if they are better quality or anything I forgot to record?
Note that Joe C has now repitched the lightening holes in his oil pump drive gears so that unlike the Guzzi originals (which must have been designed by a drunk!) there is a meaningful amount of material between the holes.
That's what I'm trying to chase down. I found a website for belts but I need to measure and count the teeth. Would you have the parts number somewhere?
I know the pins came with the oem set-up. Are they really needed if red Lock-tite is used and the bolts are torqued down?
Wouldn't the bolts do that?
What's the issue with the woodruff key - is it not letting the gear slide on or moving out of position? Even when very carefully removed to be reused, they can be a PITA to get back in and have the gear slide on. Somehow burred or distorted slightly. I usually resort to sanding the sides on a piece of emery paper and eventually I get it to a point where everything finally slips together. I made an adapter for my (small) slide hammer that threads onto the shaft of the pump. Then I just gently "bonk" it outwards until off.