Thread: V-Twin FTW
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Old 11-25-2008, 02:23 PM   #113
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Originally Posted by marko138 View Post
I haven't had to do that...but I hear the bearings wear out on the idler pulley (tensioner)...can't wait to replace those.
If it's anything like his XB12, I had no fun putting the tensioner back on. I literally had the rear tire off the ground trying to get some sag out of it so he could just slip the tensioner on, no go. (I'm 130# holding the back of his Buell in the air).
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