Has anyone replaced their own rear cam bearing?
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Road Captain
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Has anyone replaced their own rear cam bearing?
As I understand it, the first year for the Twin Cam in the Dynas (1999) had a recall campaign against the rear cam bearing. Harley's reciprocation was a 5 year 50K mile campaign recall.
Well, I bought the bike used and looked up the VIN on the Harley site and see that it was never done and furthermore, the local dealer says that Harley cannot honor the fix past the 5/50.
The bearing is not much dough at all and I have no problem digging in and getting my hands dirty, but I was just wondering if anyone here has done their own replacement of this bearing?
Reading my shop manual, it seems pretty straight forward.
Thanks in advance
Well, I bought the bike used and looked up the VIN on the Harley site and see that it was never done and furthermore, the local dealer says that Harley cannot honor the fix past the 5/50.
The bearing is not much dough at all and I have no problem digging in and getting my hands dirty, but I was just wondering if anyone here has done their own replacement of this bearing?
Reading my shop manual, it seems pretty straight forward.
Thanks in advance
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RE: Has anyone replaced their own rear cam bearing?
There was no "recall". The MoCo only replaced the bearing if it went out.
Changing it out is a pretty easy job. If I were going to take it apart, anyway. I'd swap in a set of bolt in cams.
Changing it out is a pretty easy job. If I were going to take it apart, anyway. I'd swap in a set of bolt in cams.
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RE: Has anyone replaced their own rear cam bearing?
Does anyone here have a 99 TC88 and not replaced the rear cam bearing? Is it crutial to change it out or can I just ride it and keep e fingers crossed? Harley was not very clear as to whether or not it is a truly threatening concern or not. I will be taking the bike on some trips this year, as every year, and don't want to get stuck on the side of the road with a huge repair bill......
Any insight?
Any insight?
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RE: Has anyone replaced their own rear cam bearing?
I would ride the bike and put synthetic oil in it. Save yer money, my buddy has over 30,000 miles on a 96 wide glide.
If you deceide to do a top end later on change yer cam bearings to Torrington cam bearings. You can do some cams, PP yer heads and do a upgrade on yer pistos. Check the oil pan screw when you change yer oil for metal. Chances are yer o.k. if it hasn't gone out yet.
If you deceide to do a top end later on change yer cam bearings to Torrington cam bearings. You can do some cams, PP yer heads and do a upgrade on yer pistos. Check the oil pan screw when you change yer oil for metal. Chances are yer o.k. if it hasn't gone out yet.
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RE: Has anyone replaced their own rear cam bearing?
I changed to gear drive cams. That eliminated the bearing problem and the tensioner problem also. If that rear bearing takes a dump, its going to cost a whole lot more than the gear drive cams and kit.
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RE: Has anyone replaced their own rear cam bearing?
going to gear drive cams will just make more noise, if yer bearings go out, you better cut yer motorcycle off. the bearings going out will eat the end of yer camshaft up and throw particals of metal in yer oil pump not to mention the rest of yer engine.
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ORIGINAL: The Butcher
Does anyone here have a 99 TC88 and not replaced the rear cam bearing? Is it crutial to change it out or can I just ride it and keep e fingers crossed? Harley was not very clear as to whether or not it is a truly threatening concern or not. I will be taking the bike on some trips this year, as every year, and don't want to get stuck on the side of the road with a huge repair bill......
Any insight?
Does anyone here have a 99 TC88 and not replaced the rear cam bearing? Is it crutial to change it out or can I just ride it and keep e fingers crossed? Harley was not very clear as to whether or not it is a truly threatening concern or not. I will be taking the bike on some trips this year, as every year, and don't want to get stuck on the side of the road with a huge repair bill......
Any insight?
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RE: Has anyone replaced their own rear cam bearing?
I just bought a 2000 Softail and punched in the VIN on HD's website and it did come up with that bulletin but I wasn't certain whether it was specific to my bike or if the bulletin automatically came back for any 99-00 bike. Does anyone know the answer to this? Is there any easy way to find out if the bearing on my bike was swapped out?
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RE: Has anyone replaced their own rear cam bearing?
inner cam bearing is easy to replace. get a blind hole bearing puller and pull the bearing and just lightley tap in the new on writing to the outside. make sure you clean the packing grease out and lube it with some good oil. make sure you replace it with the timkin/torrington upgraded bearing and not the stock hd bearing.
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