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We agree on the springs weakening, but the assembly will bottom out, shims do change where it sits. Guys have trimmed the nut to allow it to go in further. It does change look at how it all sits you could shim between the spring pack and the sliding cam and it would create tension it would have to be the size of the cam part that touches the spring though
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The back plate of the cover can bottom against the shaft without the spring plate edge putting tension on the sliding cam. If the cam is shimmed it would move the cam out against the spring portion of the cover. That changes with age and riding style. Everyone's will wear differently and even come a little different based on alignment of the chain. Slight, but still varies.
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Some things you really have to give credit to the engineers.
The whole thing is designed to work. I repeat...work, when it's assembled, with good parts. Hence the phrase, "I've never seen one go bad/ fail." They all don't.
The cover does nothing but house the spring pack and act as a spacer to the assembly.
A false torgue can be a problem if the male and female threads are not cleaned thoroughly. This would allow less holding power.
The trick is to keep the three cams between slider and sprocket,centered/ nuetral, during the torque of the nut.
The whole thing is designed to work. I repeat...work, when it's assembled, with good parts. Hence the phrase, "I've never seen one go bad/ fail." They all don't.
The cover does nothing but house the spring pack and act as a spacer to the assembly.
A false torgue can be a problem if the male and female threads are not cleaned thoroughly. This would allow less holding power.
The trick is to keep the three cams between slider and sprocket,centered/ nuetral, during the torque of the nut.
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. So you reported reduced vibrations and a night and day difference upon replacing your worn out spring pack, but now you're saying they don't fail? That's a failure in my mind. As soon as something wears to the point of not working it's failed. As stated everyone says that they do not fail, but many report adverse performance and then say it can't be the comp only the new ones are bad.
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. So you reported reduced vibrations and a night and day difference upon replacing your worn out spring pack, but now you're saying they don't fail? That's a failure in my mind. As soon as something wears to the point of not working it's failed. As stated everyone says that they do not fail, but many report adverse performance and then say it can't be the comp only the new ones are bad.
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I'm not saying they do not fail.
I'm quoting the others that claim that the thing never goes bad.
Mine did wear to the point of getting my attention. I changed it after isolating the problem. It did take care of three issues the bike had.
I know first hand that it can be a problem. Hence my posts.
I'm quoting the others that claim that the thing never goes bad.
Mine did wear to the point of getting my attention. I changed it after isolating the problem. It did take care of three issues the bike had.
I know first hand that it can be a problem. Hence my posts.
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I'm not saying they do not fail. I'm quoting the others that claim that the thing never goes bad. Mine did wear to the point of getting my attention. I changed it after isolating the problem. It did take care of three issues the bike had. I know first hand that it can be a problem. Hence my posts.
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Hmmmm... I didn't read this whole thread but a lot of Harleys have the shake at 2000rpm's where you are saying yours is. As far as rpm's at whatever speed, just don't lug the motor. If I lug mine, it skakes like a ***** sitting in church! On the highway, at 80 mph, my rpm's are damn near 4K. Rides smooth as hell!!!