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Old Jun 27, 2021 | 11:17 AM
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I have a 2016 Fat Boy with a 103B. I'm a bit confused after reading all the posting; do I don't I have to worry about replacement? Are they the plastic in my engine or the hydraulic?
 
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Old Jun 27, 2021 | 03:16 PM
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They’re both plastic and hydraulic. No need to worry, check them @40,000 miles.
 
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Old Jun 27, 2021 | 03:28 PM
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Your's have a roller chain. Just like primary. Once the the outer links groove in, the rollers roll on tensioners. Wear ceases.

The delrin shoes can and do harden from hot oil. On yours, probably ought to look at them at 100,000 or 10 years.
Up North, they will last forever. You don't mention your location.

The older ones pre 2007 or so had a link chain. They never stopped wearing. Also, shoe is very small.

Harley put the hydraulic system in to just hide their screw up and add smoking mirrors so they would not need to recall link chain ones.

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