| Author | Message | ||
     Laxkingin205 |
hey guys, I have been reading alot of post on this website in the past 24hrs. So i figured why not join. I recently bought a 2000 blast and love it. From what I can tell the last owner didnt care much for it. ie change oil, replace tires..etc etc. I have a few questions that I hope you guys can help me with. 1-I figured I would go ahead and do some well over due maintnence, so I was going to change the oil. Like most new blast owners that I have read, I thought the drain bolt by the muffler was the drain for the oil. Wish i couldve found this site before I did it. Well that the past so...I took the muffler off and took the bolt off (the one closest to the front wheel) and drained the fluid out. I noticed once i took the dipstick out that the oil had not drained so I freaked out. So what did I drain??? where can I fill this mysterious fluid up and for that matter what do I fill it up with? I can get pictures of it if needed So second question. When I was riding down the road I am getting alot of wobble in the handle bars when I get to moving fast. I looked at the rear tire and saw the plastic piece that holds the belt to the wheel wobbling back and forth very violently. Is it an unbalanced wheel issue or does the plastic need to be replaced? Also the belt has alot of play in it? ie sagging. Should I tighten it? Thanks For everything guys If it helps the bike has about 7000mi | ||
| Ezblast |
Do not ride that bike! Take your vin and run it through a HD/Buell dealership, call if you must, you need to find out if the pulley recall was done - if not its a safety freebe - arrange to have the closest dealership do the switch out! I'm betting it has not been done. If it has, then a change of tires was not done correctly, or shot wheel bearings - either way at this point it is dangerous and needs addressing asap. For information on the recall see the recall section. Please inspect carefully and tell us what you find: The 2000 pully had a different amount of teeth than the rest - mentioned in the recall section. Chock front wheel, kick stand down, using a small scissor jack on rear of engine or rear muffler jacking point to raise rear wheel slightly off ground - spin, and listen and look and tell us what you find, and how many teeth the pulley has. Sorry to give you that news, but there are positives to owning a 2000 as well - many in fact. Welcome! EZ | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
welcome Laxking... Old unsafe pulley has 73 'teeth'. New pulley has 80 and DO NOT RIDE YOUR BLAST UNTIL YOU KNOW WHICH YOU HAVE. You've also drained the transmission and if its the bolt closest to the front wheel, you've also pulled out the primary chain adjuster. The transmission takes one quart of primary chaincase lube (see HD dealer forsporttrans fluid or synthetic 20w-50 oil). You can fill it through the transmission vent tube which is found under the seat (or you can pull the y-frames off which is a lot more work and accomplishes the same goal of adding 1 quart!). You'll then need to adjust the primary chain if it is indeed the adjuster bolt you've pulled out. | ||
| Ezblast |
Concur! | ||
| Laxkingin205 |
ok I will def get the teeth count and let you guys know by the end of the day. Gearhead, If I drained the transmission, then what does the bolt rear of the one i took off drain? | ||
| Laxkingin205 |
well i counted the teeth 3 times and counted 82 teeth hmm...also here is an attached photo of the bolt I unscrewed just to verify its the right one  | ||
| Laxkingin205 |
ok so i just got off the phone with the local hd service dept and they said it has been replaced... | ||
| Milt |
Lax, The one with the arrow is the primary adjustment. It is mislabeled in the manual (DAMHIK). | ||
| Laxkingin205 |
milt, ok so does that mean im going to have to re adjust something since i completely unbolted it off and let the fluid drain? | ||
| Ezblast |
Yes easy deal - screw it in till it touches something then back out 5 flats. Then ride around for about 15 min. - till idle is normal, if there is sound coming from the primary, tighten to the point where the sound disappears and set. If no sound, loosen till you hear a sound, then tighten till sound disappears and no further and set. See - easy deal. EZ | ||
| Ezblast |
That rear bottom bolt is the drain - lol - what exhaust you running? EZ | ||
| Laxkingin205 |
oh ok so they both are drains for the tranny, just one adjusts? as of now nothing haha but when I get everthing back assembled it just the stock exause | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
They are both NOT drains, but either will drain the tranny! The vent hose is tucked in the left side of the frame under the seat. It will not be plugged, but its the same size as the oil and PCV drains (which are plugged). It will take a long time to fill from there (small hole and no vent), but it will be far easier than pulling off the Y-frame. The rear cover wobble may then be from a malformed cover (maybe from something leaning against it while it was sitting for so long) or it may be incorrectly assembled with missing washers or loose bolts. A picture or even a video might help. Please get a repair manual. The "by ear" method of adjusting the primary that EZ described is fine, but may be a little daunting for the Blast newbie. It can be adjusted per the manual with good results as long as you go 8-12 flats out instead of the 4.5-5 flats the manual suggests. That will get you in the ballpark if you still want to adjust it "by ear". Lastly, use synthetic oil in the engine and primary. Do Not use thin oil!!! 15w-50 is minimum for synthetic oil. | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
FWIW: I'd never use anything of less weight than 20w-50 synthetic (and certainly never less with dino) , unless it would never get above 60 degrees F. I know some people use the thinner stuff (and believe they can get away with it because its synthetic) and you get a little more power out of the engine and it revs a little faster (and maybe some other reason I dont know), but its hardly worth the loss of added protection and wont make a heckova difference you'd notice anyway with a 30hp motorcycle. You can however feel a difference in the way the engine runs and vibrates with different weight oil. (sorry, my conscience wouldnt let that rest) | ||
| Ezblast |
The one without a mark is the one I meant - lol EZ | ||
| Laxkingin205 |
I appreciate everyones help. I was panicking for a little time there | ||
| Ezblast |
No stress - we are here and its only nuts and bolts - lol EZ | ||
| Milt |
I was really stressed about adjusting the primary tension until I did it. I even stressed about EZ's sound method - "Sound? What sound? I don't know what it should sound like..." Don't worry - it's really easy. You'll know it when you hear it. | ||
| Laxkingin205 |
ok update for everyone...good news engine oil changed and primary adjusted...i will try and record a video of the rear wheel wobble and post it on youtube and put a link up for you guys to check it out | ||
| Ezblast |
It could well be bearings. EZ |
