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Jan 15, 2019 | 07:07 PM

#11

Jim Kraft

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From: Middle of Kansas

My bad. I have 57,000, not 5700. That is what happens to us old guys. But at 78 years old I am still riding.

Jan 15, 2019 | 08:16 PM

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Kingglide549

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From: Viet Vet, crossroads

Until I see your bike it sucks (JK)

Jan 15, 2019 | 08:30 PM

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98glider

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From: nj

With that many miles the cam bearing had to been done

Jan 15, 2019 | 10:52 PM

#14

Racepres

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From: Cental, MI

Quote:

Originally Posted by 98glider

With that many miles the cam bearing had to been done

Some have gone Many... Many more than that on the original Bearing...Internet Gloom and Doom be damned... If I'm in there, and I think of it... it gets changed... Just because... But I do that with Shovelheads too... and they came with a better bearing than you can even buy today... IMO.

If it ain't been Modded, nor Beat to **** by a throttle jockey, or would be Racer... I ain't skeert, and I see No Reason to open mine Just because...

Jan 16, 2019 | 04:37 AM

#15

guido4198

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From: Florida's gorgeous East coast

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Originally Posted by Racepres

Yup...that's a "do it if you're already in there" kind of thing. Daddy always said: "Son, don't fix something that works".
A little while back, I was getting a new noise and had my local Indy shop open up the cam chest to see what might be going on. Turns out that in their opinion, the original (1999) cam bearing was fine but I had them replace it anyhow, just because. The noise was the bushing on the outboard end of the cam. It was loose and "wallowing out" the nose cone. (That's a technical term we use down South).