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Old Nov 21, 2017 | 03:06 PM
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Installing new cams in my 2015 Road Glide Special over the winter. Bike has 14k miles on it. Besides cam bearings what else is recommended to be replaced? I’m pulling the rocker boxes off to be powder coated. Is there a performance benefit from adjustable pushrods? Thanks
 
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Old Nov 21, 2017 | 03:49 PM
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If your pulling the rocker covers no point of wasting money on adjustable push rods only a couple of bolts to remove the rocker arms and pull the stock ones out
 
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Old Nov 21, 2017 | 04:14 PM
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Re-using the stock pushrods or not really depends on which cams you are installing
 
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Old Nov 21, 2017 | 04:38 PM
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Cams are Andrews 57H. With 14k miles is it necessary to change lifters?
 
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Old Nov 21, 2017 | 04:43 PM
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Throw a set of lifters at it while your in there
 
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Change the lifters...
 
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Old Nov 21, 2017 | 08:50 PM
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Put in s&s lifters some time of adjustable pushrods. Cam bearings. Check inner and outer cam drive chain shoes
Harley lifters are junk and will bleed down and tap like crazy
 
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You should change the lifters while you're in there. You can run either stock or adjustable pushrods with the 57... I've gone both ways.

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am going to do a cam swap hopefully this weekend,got a good price on a low mileage set of woods 222's. am replacing lifters with S&S premiums as have a noisy one at 29k miles,and a set of quickie push rods. also doing inner bearings and S&S tensioner shoe kit.
 
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am going to do a cam swap hopefully this weekend,got a good price on a low mileage set of woods 222's. am replacing lifters with S&S premiums as have a noisy one at 29k miles,and a set of quickie push rods. also doing inner bearings and S&S tensioner shoe kit.
Have you considered a .030 head gasket with that cam... A little time and $100 gasket set should pick up the ccp from 186 to 191psi... very good street manners.... Would love to see the outcome of your cam addition.. Start a thread..
 
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