Help with cam!
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Stage II
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Help with cam!
Today I took of the cam cover on my 08 Nightster to get it powdercoated. In doing so, the far right cam popped out of place. Now I have two problems: 1. How do I line up the cam to be in the correct position? and 2. How do I get it back in? It wont go all the way back in place because of the lifter. Any help woud be amazing!
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Clanton, Alabama
The lifters are under a pressure. Maybe you can pull the plugs and put the bike in 6th gear and slowly rotate the wheel. Maybe you can get the pressure of and get the cam back in place. If not you need to pull the rocker box and rocker arms and then you can get the lifter up enough to get the cam in. The cam shouldn't have popped out by taking off the cam cover. I doubt the first idea will work but you can try.
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From: Bluffton, South Carolina
You have to remove the rocker boxes and remove the rocker arms. Rotate the engine until both lifters/valves are down(no tension) then remove the rocker shaft, replace the cam ( you may have to remove the lifters in order to assist the cam back into place)making sure the timing marks are lined up, then replace the parts you removed in the reverse order. How did the cam come out as it has a seperate plate holding it in??? Hope this helps.
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Stage II
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Well...I got my handy service manual! So I am going to remove the rocker boxes and all that good stuff.
Next Question: I am planning on putting the bike in 5th gear and rolling the bike until all of the timing marks on the gears line up. Is this a bad idea? Will the cams or bushings be damaged since the cam cover is removed? Thanks guys!
Next Question: I am planning on putting the bike in 5th gear and rolling the bike until all of the timing marks on the gears line up. Is this a bad idea? Will the cams or bushings be damaged since the cam cover is removed? Thanks guys!
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