What are these called?
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Ross.....welcome from Spartan Country Michigan! You will get lots of great advice here....along with some sarcastic remarks. I had a Sporty years ago, great bike. Wish I still had it. But....there is another forum dedicated to Sporties that I spent a great deal of time on. There is nothing wrong with this place, but I have not spent time in the Sportster area. XLForum.net is another source for info.
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Actually, you would...They just wouldn't be covering pushrods, they would be covering valve stems.
Platers commonly do yellow zinc dichromate for industrial applications. Comes out gold and shiny.
Platers commonly do yellow zinc dichromate for industrial applications. Comes out gold and shiny.
If you're calling me an idiot for trying to give the OP good information (and correct plainly wrong information upthread), **** off.
OP: Here's how it works.To remove the tubes, you have to remove the pushrods. That means opening up the top of the motor at least enough to pull the pushrods out. Make sure you've got a factory service manual and pay attention to correct procedures and torque specs.
Contrary to an earlier post, you absolutely do not have to pull the heads. Once you have the pushrods out, you remove those mounting blocks at the bottom of the pushrod tubes. Once those are freed up, you can pull the blocks/pushrods out from the bottom.
OP: Here's how it works.To remove the tubes, you have to remove the pushrods. That means opening up the top of the motor at least enough to pull the pushrods out. Make sure you've got a factory service manual and pay attention to correct procedures and torque specs.
Contrary to an earlier post, you absolutely do not have to pull the heads. Once you have the pushrods out, you remove those mounting blocks at the bottom of the pushrod tubes. Once those are freed up, you can pull the blocks/pushrods out from the bottom.
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