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Dec 3, 2021 | 12:55 AM

carlmartine

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Cams and cam installer/remover

I will be buying a cam remover/installer kit, but I need some advise. The kits say they are for B148 or B168 bearings. I have a 2000 Heritage Springer(carb). I have not opened the cam chest yet, so I don't know what kind of inner bearings I have.

Also, the cams I will be looking for are the stock Harley cams (25534-99 & 25544-00), which have an A stamped on them. Does anyone know what the A indicates?

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Dec 3, 2021 | 03:43 AM

eighteight

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B148 is .875 I.D. for early bikes like yours
B168 is 1" I.D. for later models with larger inner cam journals

Dec 3, 2021 | 06:43 AM

carlmartine

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Outstanding! I appreciate your fast answer. Would you also happen to know what the "A" stamped on the cams stand for?

Dec 3, 2021 | 06:46 AM

eighteight

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Not A clue !

Dec 3, 2021 | 07:18 AM

rigidthumper

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Early on, HD used a different cam for carbureted bikes, marked A and injected bikes, marked B.
A cams specs: Intake open -2°, close 38°,.473" lift, 216° duration. Exhaust open 36°, close 04°, .473" lift, 220° duration