Hydaulic Tensioners shot at 20k!!!
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Hydraulic Tensioners shot at 20k!!!
I don't know if this is kosher or not (posting a link to another forum), but check out this guy's message! Incredible! If this turns into a common problem, I am SO done with Harley Davidson. If it turns into a common problem it needs to turn into a class action lawsuit, which it should have been all along. Where is some enterprising attorney when you need one? <grin... sorta... then again, maybe not.>
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Last edited by cwsharp; 04-08-2012 at 08:30 AM.
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If you look closely you can see why this happened like this in this case. It appears someone updated the system with a roller chain on the out side last time. This is in the upgrade kit. You can see the roller chain wear on the outer one. However the cams need replaced to update to roller on inner one and hence it wears just like link chain ones. Been trying to tell everone on here that you either need to check and monitor link chain wear or convert completely roller inner and outer. Its not the new hydralic that fixes the problem. It's the chain. The roller ones will go 100K. JUST MY OPINION.
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If you look closely you can see why this happened like this in this case. It appears someone updated the system with a roller chain on the out side last time. This is in the upgrade kit. You can see the roller chain wear on the outer one. However the cams need replaced to update to roller on inner one and hence it wears just like link chain ones. Been trying to tell everone on here that you either need to check and monitor link chain wear or convert completely roller inner and outer. Its not the new hydralic that fixes the problem. It's the chain. The roller ones will go 100K. JUST MY OPINION.
Still, this is really, really dumb.
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Totally agree. In fact Harley tried to hide the problem in bikes like mine by implying they fixed the problem with the hydralic tensioners. They still sell the update hydralic kit with only the front roller chain and leave the link in the back. If the back linkchain sprockets were replaceable (like the front) on the cams for the roller chain you would not need to replace cams
Last edited by Jackie Paper; 04-08-2012 at 09:30 AM.
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If you look closely you can see why this happened like this in this case. It appears someone updated the system with a roller chain on the out side last time. This is in the upgrade kit. You can see the roller chain wear on the outer one. However the cams need replaced to update to roller on inner one and hence it wears just like link chain ones. Been trying to tell everone on here that you either need to check and monitor link chain wear or convert completely roller inner and outer. Its not the new hydralic that fixes the problem. It's the chain. The roller ones will go 100K. JUST MY OPINION.