I just had $3k worth of plumbing issues done in the house so upgrades are probably out of the picture.
Is it an easy fix? I don;t have to remove the cam plate to fix this, do I?

 

Cam plate has to come out. And while your in there......

 

Easy and cheap fix. R/R cam plate; pull relief valve out and buff it up so that it travels freely in the bore; no $$, just a couple of man hours. Replace tensioners with CYCO units; IIRC about $40 for the pair and a couple of more man hours. Most expensive purchase would be the service manual for your bike, which, if you don't have, you should have.

 

Gotcha. I'm getting lazy in my old age I guess...but also cheaper. LOL. I do have a service manual. Ok. I'll dig in and git er dun. Thanks guys.

 

............might as well............

 

I guess I will need new adjustable push rods too since I'll have to cut mine to remove cam plate. What do y'all use?

 

Smith brothers and buy some cheap long opening PR tubes.

 

S&S kits are what we use here.
Scott

 

I just called HD for craps & giggles to see what they would charge for this job. Their Master Technician with many years, certs, and etc... says I must replace my cam plate with billet, new oil pump, etc. Minimum cost will be $1200 before he sees what other damage has been done to my engine. I guess I'll be doing it myself after all. I'm more cheap than I am lazy. I did my own cam swap in my 2011 Ultra so I know the work isn't difficult. I just no longer have a good place to do the work like I did at my last house and many tools still in boxes somewhere. So I need to assemble a parts list:
New oil pressure relief spring/valve (not sure I know how to properly buff/polish)
New adjustable push rods (since I'll be cutting my old ones)
Gasket kit
New cam tensioners if needed
fluids

Anything else?

 

Replace the 3/4 needle bearings in the case!