[mjw930]

No, but you have to loosen the bolt to remove the tension on the belt. When you take off the belt guard the lower bolt on the shock is free so you just pivot the shock up and you can slide the belt off.

If the bolt was bad from the factory then it would strip the threads even when it was loosened, maybe that's what he meant

 

[mjw930]

In order to loosen and replace the belt, I had to remove the axle nut. This is when the problem happened. When my local dealer called this problem to Harley, they seemed concerned as they had never heard of tis before. I duobt they are gonna pay for a new axle but I am gonna try.

I've had the belt off 4 times and never had to remove the bolt :hmm: