Well guys I finally did it. Had hydrolic tentioners kit installed. Had local dealer do it, the mechanic is awsome. Cost 860.00 and they did not cut the push rods including new rear bearings. The bike is an 06 NT with 26000 miles on it. The tentioners had normal wear on them, could have gone about 5000 more, but now I feel much better. Just letting you guys know for info.

 

several threads on the upgrade lately..

wondering,, did Ur kit have the new roller chains for both enter and outer shoes.?


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Good question, I think the mechanic said only one chain not sure which one, Ill check on that.

 

I don't believe that the HD version has this option available unless things have changed recently.

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dont know a lot about the subject just what i read here but what is the difference in cost between the hydraulic and going with gears if that was possible.

 

I've looked this morning for several hrs to give U a correct answer and I think I am right on saying the SE kit doesnt' have the inner roller chain with their kit.

I don't want to upset anyone but its been stated lately that he SE kit comes with only the outer roller chain and by not having the inner roller chain can/will/might, still cause wear on the new enter tensioner shoe like the old style because the chains causes the wear.

U have to pull the cams to relpace the inter chains. At least the way I understand it U do.

Now, it only been reported once in here so take that info with a grain of salt.

We really need to hear from more members that have upgraded to the new HYD kit and see what they report on how they are doing.

But, one would think with the HYD pressure on the tensioners rather than a spring, the results will be diff..???? Less pressure means the pads should last longer.???

From what I've seen/read the new HDY/Cam kit from Andrews does comes with the Upgraded Hyd unit and Cams that includes both front and rear roller chains.

From the pics I've seen of the shoes on >07 bikes,, the middle where the rollers ride is helping the shoe from most of its wear and lasting longer.





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there is a good video on utube on a guy doing it all and it is all s and s. he cuts the pushrods and installs some new s and s (naturally) to avoid splitting the heads. There are a lot of special tools that he uses to do it. He changes bearings cams and old spring for new hydraulic tensioners. not an easy job for a diyer but i am sure there are a lot of people who have done it themselves. the main thing he pointed out was giving the new hydraulic system plenty of time to bleed down when adjusting the pushrods on the tappets.

 

also just wondering what year did harley go from spring to hydraulic and then to the gear cams??? as you can tell i am thinking about doing it also. the indy i go to quoted me 900 for the conversion to hydraulic with new cams and bearings which i thought was a pretty good price.

 

Again make sure Ur kit has both the inside and outside roller chains.

IF not it seems/been said in here that the inside tensioner shoe can wear just like the old ones did.

Not to scare anyone, but only passing along whats been reported..

 

$860 for what, exactly?