evo cam change
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evo cam change
I have a 97 flh standard. I would like to put an andrews cam in and it looks fairly simple the only thing I'm concerned with is how do you keep the lifters from falling into the casing while doing a cam change if I'm not changing the lifters. I have worked on cars and trucks for a long time but never did a cam change in a bike. Could someone out there give me a pointer or two. putting in a andrews ev27 with ez install pushrods.
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I have a 97 flh standard. I would like to put an andrews cam in and it looks fairly simple the only thing I'm concerned with is how do you keep the lifters from falling into the casing while doing a cam change if I'm not changing the lifters. I have worked on cars and trucks for a long time but never did a cam change in a bike. Could someone out there give me a pointer or two. putting in a andrews ev27 with ez install pushrods.
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What Mike T said. But you can get magnets to hold them up just don't let them fall. Also swap the timing gears so you don't have to worry about a "new" noise that wasn't there before. Also get the INA cam bearing out while your in there and replace it with the torrington.
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What Mike T said. But you can get magnets to hold them up just don't let them fall. Also swap the timing gears so you don't have to worry about a "new" noise that wasn't there before. Also get the INA cam bearing out while your in there and replace it with the torrington.
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thanks for help.
What Mike T said. But you can get magnets to hold them up just don't let them fall. Also swap the timing gears so you don't have to worry about a "new" noise that wasn't there before. Also get the INA cam bearing out while your in there and replace it with the torrington.
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Never thought to use a magnet, good idea, I used a stiff piano wire bend in the shape of a U and stuck it in the oil holes from the top. If you have problems it'll be from the rear cam lobes.
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I have a 97 flh standard. I would like to put an andrews cam in and it looks fairly simple the only thing I'm concerned with is how do you keep the lifters from falling into the casing while doing a cam change if I'm not changing the lifters. I have worked on cars and trucks for a long time but never did a cam change in a bike. Could someone out there give me a pointer or two. putting in a andrews ev27 with ez install pushrods.
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I held mine up with a thin ally plate that i made up, EV13 in mine just a few weeks back. Although i may pull it again and put the original gear on it as the gear lash was pretty close but not perfect
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Hope it all goes well. Have fun.
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