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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 11:14 AM
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I started cleaning up around the bike and putting my tools away. While cleaning I found one lonely allen head bolt laying under the blanket I had been laying on. Of course no bolts missing on the outside, so it had to belong to the cam plate. SO back off everything came. Yup. One bolt missing. I Installed it and started back together. I meant to look at that snap ring again, but forgot, and by the time I remembered, I already had the exhaust back on. The exhaust is the hardest part I think.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Diverrick
I started cleaning up around the bike and putting my tools away. While cleaning I found one lonely allen head bolt laying under the blanket I had been laying on. Of course no bolts missing on the outside, so it had to belong to the cam plate. SO back off everything came. Yup. One bolt missing. I Installed it and started back together. I meant to look at that snap ring again, but forgot, and by the time I remembered, I already had the exhaust back on. The exhaust is the hardest part I think.
That's how we learn; bet you won't make that mistake again........ If you got the retaining ring install backwards, you might find out somewhere down the road.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2016 | 12:13 PM
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Thanks for posting. This thread is the exact reason why I won't do the cam install myself. My Indy shop gave me a quote of $900 out the door for all parts and labor.
 
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