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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 04:27 AM
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Anyone know how to 'test' a hydraulic lifter/tappet?
My friends bike is acting strange after his adjustment of the lifters, so we're thinking about checking the lifters and replace those that are bad. He has a box of supposedly unused lifters, but I want to check each before installing them.
Any advice on how to test them?
 
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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 06:34 AM
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If your in there replace them all
 
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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnFlorida
If your in there replace them all
I agree,If youve got 1 bad,theres a pretty good chance their all ready to be replaced.what do you mean "acts weird",if their bad,they`ll bleed off & get noisy
 
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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 07:00 AM
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I agree change them....

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I agree,If youve got 1 bad,theres a pretty good chance their all ready to be replaced.what do you mean "acts weird",if their bad,they`ll bleed off & get noisy
 
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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 808Wes
Anyone know how to 'test' a hydraulic lifter/tappet?
My friends bike is acting strange after his adjustment of the lifters, so we're thinking about checking the lifters and replace those that are bad. He has a box of supposedly unused lifters, but I want to check each before installing them.
Any advice on how to test them?
Possibility that he may be going thru the adjustment sequence, incorrectly?
Happy to help out in that department, if you'd like to give us a call.
Scott
 
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