Coops666
Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 13
Location: Devon, UK
Points: 445
Registration date: 2011-03-24
 |  Subject: J Costa and new belt installed - thanks for the tips!  Sat May 07, 2011 10:52 pm | |
| Hi all, Just a quick 'thank you' to all those who have shared their experiences and maintenance tips with replacing variators and bets - you gave me all the info & gotchas that aren't in the workshop manual and I was able to easily do the work yesterday. The only tricky part was loosening the variator bolt, but I used my big fat torque wrench (set to 200Nm) as a large enough lever, while my variator holder was braced against the main stand so I could hold it in place with my foot while I used both hands to loosen the bolt. Thanks again  |
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JeffR
Site Admin
Number of posts: 1672
Age: 52
Location: Fremont, Ca
Points: 2943
Registration date: 2008-12-19
| | Subject: Re: J Costa and new belt installed - thanks for the tips! Sun May 08, 2011 11:03 am | |
| Coops,
Glad everything worked out. Have you had a chance to go for a ride with the new J Costa? I had it once and they sure do provide good acceleration and a bit smoother too. Congrats. _________________ Ride safe, JeffR 2007 Silver Wing (30,000 miles) 2005 Majesty 400 (sold 12,500 miles) 2004 Reflex (sold 3,500 miles) Givi Windshield, top case, vista cruise, power commander, dr pulley sliders, air hawk seat pad, (J. Costa not installed now), kevlar belt  |
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Coops666
Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 13
Location: Devon, UK
Points: 445
Registration date: 2011-03-24
| | Subject: Re: J Costa and new belt installed - thanks for the tips! Sun May 08, 2011 2:40 pm | |
| | JeffR wrote: | | Have you had a chance to go for a ride with the new J Costa? |
I did about 50 miles today, a good mix of twisty lanes and A roads. It is unbelieveably smoother (but maybe the original variator wasn't quite aligned?) and I'm getting around 5500 rpm at indicated 72 which seems ok.
I had the variator light come on during some hard acceleration - probably nothing but I'll take the cover off in a day or two and just check that everything is bedding down smoothly. I've reset it for now and I'll see if I can recreate the same conditions tomorrow. |
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bigbird
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts: 2164
Location: Winnipeg Canada
Points: 3061
Registration date: 2010-05-02
| | Subject: Re: J Costa and new belt installed - thanks for the tips! Sun May 08, 2011 3:45 pm | |
| When I installed my J. Costa I experienced everything you did except the variator light has never come on. |
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