Cam cover change
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Got the EZ part and I may have answered the second ? Mine being a97 evo Push rod covers can be reused Correct Thanks a heap Sir
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You good with 95% of the aftermarket better quality pushrods , the cheapy one are the problem and your covers never are replaced unless you've gone huge motor then they are a bit different .
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I kinda caught that so thanks. Now the bushings are coming more into play than I thought to begin with. DUH BG Not to mention the endplay. .001 -.050 is a hellava spec if I got it right. In changing only the cover (provided I don`t find something ugly in there) are the odds in my favor that the endplay will be in that spec. Hang on second How much much endplay should I try for. LMAO I kinda feel like I bought a boat without motor.. Yea I did that once Please don`t ask WP
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End play needs to be set with the lifters out, put new cover on, check end play, if its within those specs then put the lifters back in...easy :-) Don't bother changing them to one end of the spec or another if they come within tolerance first go.
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He's right . I cheat I made a trick set of bars & feeler gages so I can check the bushing shoulder height on the bike either by moving the cover out 1/2" or popping a lifter block on shovels or older . Done a few cam cover changes so it was worth it to me . Evo's have a loose cam end play if I remember right . You got a lot of room to play there without the shim game . If you've got a set of calipers measure the cam shim .055" is the usual one with Evo's , I set them up tighter but I've got the big *** shim assortment kit too . Keep us posted please or shoot me a Pm for an in depth thing if you want .
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I certainly appreicate the PM offer and will take ya up on it. I have had 2 more irons thrown in my fire. LOL On top of others . It will be a bit before I can get back on this project and I`ll probably just do it when I tear the bike down for paint. Will stay in touch reading here and catching any extra info. Thank You and all very much for your time and help WP
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Don't know if it's worth mentioning but when you replace the cam cover hopefully the bushing is in line with the cam bearing in the R/H engine case. The B-T's are much more forgiving with that alignment....Learned that the hard way playing with Sporty's and 4-cam bushings along with the pinion shaft bushing!!!
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Don't know if it's worth mentioning but when you replace the cam cover hopefully the bushing is in line with the cam bearing in the R/H engine case. The B-T's are much more forgiving with that alignment....Learned that the hard way playing with Sporty's and 4-cam bushings along with the pinion shaft bushing!!!
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"Learn from the mistakes of others, you won't live long enough to make them all yourself!
ROFLMAO I hadn't heard that before. Where the H%$# were you 30 yrs ago. Ahhh Never mind I wouldn't have listened anyway. BG At 56 I think I have done more than my share to try and prove that WRONG. Ok that`s one for the youngsters. 14 yr old grandson is the first one that comes to mind. Have a good 1 WP lmao
ROFLMAO I hadn't heard that before. Where the H%$# were you 30 yrs ago. Ahhh Never mind I wouldn't have listened anyway. BG At 56 I think I have done more than my share to try and prove that WRONG. Ok that`s one for the youngsters. 14 yr old grandson is the first one that comes to mind. Have a good 1 WP lmao
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He's right . I cheat I made a trick set of bars & feeler gages so I can check the bushing shoulder height on the bike either by moving the cover out 1/2" or popping a lifter block on shovels or older . Done a few cam cover changes so it was worth it to me . Evo's have a loose cam end play if I remember right . You got a lot of room to play there without the shim game . If you've got a set of calipers measure the cam shim .055" is the usual one with Evo's , I set them up tighter but I've got the big *** shim assortment kit too . Keep us posted please or shoot me a Pm for an in depth thing if you want .