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Oct 24, 2014 | 08:46 PM

Rogue8Man

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Cam tensioner replacement

What is he average labor hours for a shop to replace the cam tensioner shoes on a 99 FLHRCI?

Is there anything else they should hit while in the cam chest.

TIA

Oct 24, 2014 | 09:41 PM

Retrop

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New cam tensioners are about $40.00 each for front and rear. I would not think labor would be over 2 hours tops.
You would probably want to check to make sure the cam chains were not stretched out.

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Oct 24, 2014 | 09:45 PM

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might consider cam bearings,a few years had questionable bearings.

Oct 24, 2014 | 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Retrop

New cam tensioners are about $40.00 each for front and rear. I would not think labor would be over 2 hours tops.
You would probably want to check to make sure the cam chains were not stretched out.

2 hrs. not even close.. Tank comes off, top end to pull the pushrods, gaskets and O-rings, inner bearings, tensioners, He's going to spend 300.00 at a dealership.

Mark

Oct 25, 2014 | 06:45 AM

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The best bet is to go ahead and replace the one piece pushrods with adjustable ones, that way you won't have to pull the heads and it will more than pay for the pushrods IMHO ;-)

Oct 25, 2014 | 07:27 AM

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2 hrs. not even close.. Tank comes off, top end to pull the pushrods, gaskets and O-rings, inner bearings, tensioners, He's going to spend 300.00 at a dealership.

Mark

Use a bolt cutter to cut the OEM pushrods and then lift them out. Replace with adjustable pushrods which drop in place. By doing this you eliminate pulling the heads altogether, thus saving a ton of labor. I just did this a month ago so I know 2 hours is about right.

Oct 25, 2014 | 06:47 PM

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I just put an gear drive in my 04 Heritage, no more issues, no more chains, no more tensioners . Still need to do the push rods (adjustable) when you do this...