The rear wheel is airtight at last having been welded, the tyre went back on, then I had to wait for the blank Renthal 48 tooth sprocket to turn up which replaced the original 50 tooth sprocket. This in turn then needed to be machined and drilled to fit the wheel.
With the rear wheel back in the bike, I could fit the chain and the rest of the clutch and torque up the big pulley nuts which hold everything together.
Once everything torqued up, I found a problem with the primary belt alignment which hadn't been evident till now. The front pulley (Which is bolted to the splined end of the crank) is 3mm out of line with the rear pulley. Turns out the belt drive kit includes a spacer to fit behind the front pulley in case its needed. But in the years since I've owned the kit, its been lost. Normally it wouldn't be a big problem, I'd just machine a spacer and problem solved. But I really didn't want to remove that front pulley, as the steel pulley insert needed to be heated to get it to slide on to the crankshaft. It wouldn't be easy to remove it.
Because the belt overhung the edge of the front pulley by 3mm, the alloy guide plate which bolts to the side of the pulley wouldn't fit without fouling the belt. I couldn't just leave it off, as it ensures the belt doesn't run off the pulley.
With the rear wheel back in the bike, I could fit the chain and the rest of the clutch and torque up the big pulley nuts which hold everything together.
Once everything torqued up, I found a problem with the primary belt alignment which hadn't been evident till now. The front pulley (Which is bolted to the splined end of the crank) is 3mm out of line with the rear pulley. Turns out the belt drive kit includes a spacer to fit behind the front pulley in case its needed. But in the years since I've owned the kit, its been lost. Normally it wouldn't be a big problem, I'd just machine a spacer and problem solved. But I really didn't want to remove that front pulley, as the steel pulley insert needed to be heated to get it to slide on to the crankshaft. It wouldn't be easy to remove it.
Because the belt overhung the edge of the front pulley by 3mm, the alloy guide plate which bolts to the side of the pulley wouldn't fit without fouling the belt. I couldn't just leave it off, as it ensures the belt doesn't run off the pulley.