I will be replacing the pads on 2007, which has the hydraullic tensioner pads for timing. I see Fueling makes a pad for $30, S&S and Fueling have upgraded kits for $250. People talk about ciro, not sure I am spelling that right.

Curious the difference. I had intended to keep the chain, unless I heard I should not. It has 70k miles on it. Thanks.

 

I would go with an open primary, check with BDL I think? Removes all that nonsense.

Way cooler…chicks dig it.

 

How would I keep the oil in the engine?

I told the roadies to not let you back stage anymore. You must be convincing those guys somehow.

 

CYCO, not CIRO. Any are OK as well as OEM. Upgrade kit, new chain would be up to you.

 

You probably have never seen inside an engine. The timing chains for the cams came with spring tensioners, than in 2007 FLHs got the hydraullic tensioner. Also a different pad. The pads on the 88s were a lot bigger, for 96 they went thinner but harder material.

 

I put the S&S units with the oil squirters in my '04 with the hydraulic conversion. I figured a little extra oil on the chains wouldn't hurt anything.
YRMV.

 

Is that what the S&S upgrade does, add the oil squirters, or is that seperate? Limited reading just looked like they were bigger.

I am leaning to just another pad, depending on what I see when I open it.

 

The oil squirters are integral with the pad body.
https://www.sscycle.com/products/hyd...yna-big-twins/

 

Stock 07-up tensioners are fine. S&S tensioners are fine too, but not really an upgrade in your case since your 07 came with hydraulic tensioners OEM. Personally, I don't like the idea of mix matching different hydraulic tensioner pads with different tensioner manufacturers bodies. But that's just me. Just install new assemblies if needed.

Replace chains if you want. You won't notice any difference.

All this assumes there is no damage seen when you open it up. A little wear in on tensioner pads is normal

 

If they look good at 70k, I think I'll just throw OEM in .