twin cam 88 cam chain tensioner
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twin cam 88 cam chain tensioner
I am in the process of my 20k service on my 03 wide glide and trying to decided if my cam chain tensioners need to replaced or if they can make it another 5K. what do you all think? t couldn't really get a picture of the inside shoe, but it looks to be worn about as much as the outside shoe.
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By the looks I would say no. They get brittle with age and hot oil, so... they could go 20 miles or 20,000 miles. Drive it until the next service while you get ready to replace them and bearings. No warranty on that last statement.
Search through "Engine Mechanical Topics" on a whole lot of info TC 88 Cyco pads.
Search through "Engine Mechanical Topics" on a whole lot of info TC 88 Cyco pads.
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This is what OEM shoes do regardless of how much material is left on them. In my opinion, leaving OEM shoes inside an early TC88 (at any mileage) is one of the most foolhardy things someone can do to a perfectly good motorcycle.
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As everyone else has said... Might last longer might not.
You do have the choice of hydraulic and gears though... I went gears as not to worry about it again.
My tensioner was in five pieces and that was just the front. The rear one was intact but it was fractured right down the center and had it came apart, that might have been a wee bit of a mess.
You do have the choice of hydraulic and gears though... I went gears as not to worry about it again.
My tensioner was in five pieces and that was just the front. The rear one was intact but it was fractured right down the center and had it came apart, that might have been a wee bit of a mess.
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