My riding season is OVER
#21
08-27-2010, 05:14 PM
I have extra parts on the shelf to fix your misfortune. New polished S&S lifter blocks done by Ronnie Brown (Brown's Plating). V-Thunder lifters and a new Torrington bearing. I also have a VT5005 and 5015 cams without gears on the shelf if they will work for you. If I can help it won't be for free, but the price will be right to help you out. PM me if you are interested.
#22
08-27-2010, 10:58 PM
I have extra parts on the shelf to fix your misfortune. New polished S&S lifter blocks done by Ronnie Brown (Brown's Plating). V-Thunder lifters and a new Torrington bearing. I also have a VT5005 and 5015 cams without gears on the shelf if they will work for you. If I can help it won't be for free, but the price will be right to help you out. PM me if you are interested.
#23
08-28-2010, 02:04 AM
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I have extra parts on the shelf to fix your misfortune. New polished S&S lifter blocks done by Ronnie Brown (Brown's Plating). V-Thunder lifters and a new Torrington bearing. I also have a VT5005 and 5015 cams without gears on the shelf if they will work for you. If I can help it won't be for free, but the price will be right to help you out. PM me if you are interested.
#25
08-28-2010, 10:43 PM
#26
08-28-2010, 11:16 PM
I hope so too Lynn, but since I'm PROBABLY doing a total rebuild I will have the opportunity to look everything over for pieces.
#27
08-30-2010, 12:46 AM
UPDATE! iphone pics; cam tappet blocks, etc OUT!
Here is the latest installment of pics. The three pieces that wre found fit perfectly back in the tappet block, so I don't think any other pieces are hidng around.
To me it looks as if the tappet roller needle bearings failed (OR was a byproduct of something else)?? And gave the roller play over time caused it to hit against the skirt and FINALLY do what it did??? I'm wondering WHY the skirts on the rear cylinder block don't wrap the tappets as well as the front cylinder block. It looks (to my untrained eye) that it allowed the movenent that ultimately did the damage? Any one else? Also the cam bearing in the case looks to be OK, as well as the pushrod was not bent (before I cut it out with a set of bolt cutters)
To me it looks as if the tappet roller needle bearings failed (OR was a byproduct of something else)?? And gave the roller play over time caused it to hit against the skirt and FINALLY do what it did??? I'm wondering WHY the skirts on the rear cylinder block don't wrap the tappets as well as the front cylinder block. It looks (to my untrained eye) that it allowed the movenent that ultimately did the damage? Any one else? Also the cam bearing in the case looks to be OK, as well as the pushrod was not bent (before I cut it out with a set of bolt cutters)
#28
08-30-2010, 12:51 AM
More pics of the case and bearing. There is a small amount of scaring on the back near the cam bearing though, should it worry me?
Sorry about the blurryness, my wife has the good camera with her tonight and all I had was my OLD 3G iphone. I can take better pictures of anything you guys want to see later.
Sorry about the blurryness, my wife has the good camera with her tonight and all I had was my OLD 3G iphone. I can take better pictures of anything you guys want to see later.
Last edited by alaskajeff; 08-30-2010 at 12:56 AM.
#29
08-30-2010, 04:27 AM
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#30
08-30-2010, 07:35 AM
For sure, I'll more than likely change the cam bearing out just for piece of mind. But NOW with my limited funding I MIGHT just replace what I need to, do a cam swap, and see what happens.