TC88 cam install help
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From: 40 miles Northeast of Indy..
Hope U love them as much as I have...
Great low end and all the way till lines cross, above 82#'s from 2k to 5200 rpms..
thats still with just slip ons...we love the sound and choose to stay with them.
Great low end and all the way till lines cross, above 82#'s from 2k to 5200 rpms..
thats still with just slip ons...we love the sound and choose to stay with them.
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From: north jersey
this was mostly about replacing the tensioners. the cams were just icing on the cake.
but, the power does seem to come on a bit earlier. i really need to do some more riding before i can comment more on the cams.
my speedometer wasn't working on yesterdays ride. so it was hard to tell where i was at.
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From: north jersey
i still had to buy the cam chain sprocket locking tool, inner cam bearing puller & installer & the alignment screws to the tune of $180.
i made my own tensioner retracting tool.
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From: Newcastle, Ca.
Glad it worked out for you.
For others and future reference, Auto Zone has free rental on bearing pullers. Use old cams and small rubber mallet to tap in new bearings, they actually go in pretty easy. Depending on where you are, disassy or reassy, regarding the chain sprocket you can put bike in 5th gear with brake on and use a small piece of wood wedge rather than the sprocket locking tool. For oil pump alignment, remove plugs and have some one turn rear turn rear tire in 5th gear while tightening the oil pump by hand, then slowly turn bolts to spec.
For others and future reference, Auto Zone has free rental on bearing pullers. Use old cams and small rubber mallet to tap in new bearings, they actually go in pretty easy. Depending on where you are, disassy or reassy, regarding the chain sprocket you can put bike in 5th gear with brake on and use a small piece of wood wedge rather than the sprocket locking tool. For oil pump alignment, remove plugs and have some one turn rear turn rear tire in 5th gear while tightening the oil pump by hand, then slowly turn bolts to spec.
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From: north jersey
Glad it worked out for you.
For others and future reference, Auto Zone has free rental on bearing pullers. Use old cams and small rubber mallet to tap in new bearings, they actually go in pretty easy. Depending on where you are, disassy or reassy, regarding the chain sprocket you can put bike in 5th gear with brake on and use a small piece of wood wedge rather than the sprocket locking tool. For oil pump alignment, remove plugs and have some one turn rear turn rear tire in 5th gear while tightening the oil pump by hand, then slowly turn bolts to spec.
For others and future reference, Auto Zone has free rental on bearing pullers. Use old cams and small rubber mallet to tap in new bearings, they actually go in pretty easy. Depending on where you are, disassy or reassy, regarding the chain sprocket you can put bike in 5th gear with brake on and use a small piece of wood wedge rather than the sprocket locking tool. For oil pump alignment, remove plugs and have some one turn rear turn rear tire in 5th gear while tightening the oil pump by hand, then slowly turn bolts to spec.
i checked out autozones website, but didn't see any special pullers available. maybe depends on location? maybe they did have them?
so i just bought the puller & installer off ebay for about $125.
the holding tool & alignment pins weren't a lot of money, so they seemed well worth the money to me.
figured even with spending money on tools, it was still cheaper than paying to have the work done, and should assure no f ups.
that & i got to know my bike a little better.
if i were to do it again, i would still use the oven/freezer method.
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good advice. i had read about all of that when i was searching the site.
i checked out autozones website, but didn't see any special pullers available. maybe depends on location? maybe they did have them?
so i just bought the puller & installer off ebay for about $125.
the holding tool & alignment pins weren't a lot of money, so they seemed well worth the money to me.
figured even with spending money on tools, it was still cheaper than paying to have the work done, and should assure no f ups.
that & i got to know my bike a little better.
if i were to do it again, i would still use the oven/freezer method.
i checked out autozones website, but didn't see any special pullers available. maybe depends on location? maybe they did have them?
so i just bought the puller & installer off ebay for about $125.
the holding tool & alignment pins weren't a lot of money, so they seemed well worth the money to me.
figured even with spending money on tools, it was still cheaper than paying to have the work done, and should assure no f ups.
that & i got to know my bike a little better.
if i were to do it again, i would still use the oven/freezer method.
I bought tools to do mine also the specialty tools came from georges Garage and worked great - sold them on E Bay and recovered half the cost.
Habor freigt for the bearing puller - keeping it (handy tool)
Rev- Extend for PCIII to take full advantage of the cams - Ebay also made back 50%
Yes I am a Cheap ol ------ but that is half the fun!
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