2014 twin cam cam chest
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2014 twin cam cam chest
I have almost 20k on my bike and a stage 4 kit and i keep seeing a good interval for lifters is 25k, less with aggresive cams. I needed new tires so i told the indy to throw a set of lifters in. He also recommended changing the tensioners. I declined since theyre supposed to be way better than the old spring loaded ones. He calls today, says they pulled the cam chest cover and they need changed. Im not even getting into price, but is the guy padding the bill or is this a legitimate concern at this mileage? I dont use mechanics often because ive been screwed by quite a few and im kind of wondering if this shop should have just lost my trust or if this is a good call by them.
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If it was open I would change lifters, so you can forget about them. Id probably do bearings and pad and not open it for a very long time. Especially if you have to pay for labor.
Not saying they need it. But he will have to remove pads and lifters to get cams out anyways. IMO, they should be replaced 50-70k. I have heard of lifters going sooner, though not normal.
You replace them and you can close it up for years.
Not saying they need it. But he will have to remove pads and lifters to get cams out anyways. IMO, they should be replaced 50-70k. I have heard of lifters going sooner, though not normal.
You replace them and you can close it up for years.
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If it was open I would change lifters, so you can forget about them. Id probably do bearings and pad and not open it for a very long time. Especially if you have to pay for labor.
Not saying they need it. But he will have to remove pads and lifters to get cams out anyways. IMO, they should be replaced 50-70k. I have heard of lifters going sooner, though not normal.
You replace them and you can close it up for years.
Not saying they need it. But he will have to remove pads and lifters to get cams out anyways. IMO, they should be replaced 50-70k. I have heard of lifters going sooner, though not normal.
You replace them and you can close it up for years.
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Obviously, you dont trust the guy, so have
him
send
you
a
picture
of
the
outer
cam
chain
tensioner.
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Changing the lifters and Inspected the cams so no come-back issues later... and mentioned the tensioners. Normal for the work.
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I will admit I am surprised there is much wear. But they are cheap
Your lifters failed at 20k? You already had cams done and left in stock lifters?
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I did a cam swap on the FXDL at 28k miles, the tensioners looked like they had another 100k miles to go but I replaced them with a set of S&S tensioners as they seemed to be a better quality then the OEM's.
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