10-2 Adjust Drive Belt
Maintenance and Safety
10
Adjust Dr ive Belt
Adjust Drive Belt
Tools Required (includes tools required for
parent jobs):
• T45
• 27mm socket and ratchet
• Smartphone with Gates® Carbon Drive™
Application
• Motorcycle stand
Removal
1. Remove the key from the key switch.
2. Safely raise rear tire off the ground using a
motorcycle stand.
3. Loosen rear axle nut. Tool: 27mm socket
4. The alignment marks stamped on the
swingarm are for initial alignment, but are not
equal on both sides of the swingarm and
should not be used as final adjustment marks.
5. Turn the left (and right) belt tension
adjustment bolts a 1/4 turn at a time until the
belt adjustment is within specification. Tool:
T45
6. Rotate the tire in the forward direction until
the belt has made two full revolutions.