Pushrod adjustment
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yeah loctite...never used it on pushrods myself but I've seen plenty of people here say theyve used it and supposedly fuelmoto recommends it. Not a mechanic by the way but never had one come lose on me or broke a nut...yet. I don't work on schwins either...keep peddling.
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Last edited by 60Gunner; Feb 21, 2023 at 05:34 PM.
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Damn!!! I thought I was the only one in the world that remembered that stuff!!
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be careful if you use home grown nut, aka, ones threaded with shop tools. taps are notorious for off threading especially if used a lot. if you want consistent threading, you cannot beat a screw threading machine that is held in strict tolerance. shoot, just using off center pressure will cause a miss thread using a hand tap. i often wondered why hd got away from the spring nuts of old????
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had a nut back off my s&s tapered pushrods whichI'm sure was an installer issue (me). I used a dab of blue loctite after that and no more issues. wouldn't hesitate to use them again.
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I know this thread is a few months old but I have an additional question. I ride 2021 FLTRX with harley stage II torque cam. I adjusted the pushrods in the proper manner and after several short runs, and the engine at 300 F, I noticed loud ticking in upper heads. So parked her, let the bike cool off and checked my pushrod adjustment. Put front cylinder on TDCC, and after a minute or less I could spin, by hand, the front intake pushrod. I could NOT do the same with the exhaust pushrod. I am pretty sure I adjusted both the same. They are SE pushrods, and I am using S&S lifters. Harley says 2.5 turns, S&S wants 3 complete. So I split the difference. 2.8 turns, or 2 flats short of 3. ANYWAY, should I or can I readjust just the exhaust pushrod? And if I readjust can I loosen, or back the pushrod just enough so that it spins, like the intake pushrod?
