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If your hand is strong enough to rotate the crank then yes it should move. Although I don't now of anyone that can do that. Install the tensioner and give the starter button a quick tap. You'll know right away if it's installed correctly.
If your hand is strong enough to rotate the crank then yes it should move. Although I don't now of anyone that can do that. Install the tensioner and give the starter button a quick tap. You'll know right away if it's installed correctly.
sorry I don't quite understand your answer (bolded in RED). Should it move/rotate by hand? yes? or no?
Don't want to put on primary cover etc only to have to redrain it and remove it again to get to where I am at now.
I never tried to spin it by hand as it takes some serious leverage to do that. The comp should essentially be just an extension of the crank when installed correctly and it's near impossible to spin the crank by hand. Your old comp was worn out thus the reason you probably could achieve movement "by hand". Assemble the tensioner but don't put on the cover and hit the starter. If she starts just shut her down. Won't hurt anything just don't ride it w/o the cover and fluid.
I never tried to spin it by hand as it takes some serious leverage to do that. The comp should essentially be just an extension of the crank when installed correctly and it's near impossible to spin the crank by hand. Your old comp was worn out thus the reason you probably could achieve movement "by hand". Assemble the tensioner but don't put on the cover and hit the starter. If she starts just shut her down. Won't hurt anything just don't ride it w/o the cover and fluid.
ok I think I see....once the T70 is tightened up the comp should only move/rotate if the engine is making it rotate.
Unless I pull plugs etc (as mentioned above).
(Picked bike up used, stock comp only had 10k miles on it.)
I never tried to spin it by hand as it takes some serious leverage to do that. The comp should essentially be just an extension of the crank when installed correctly and it's near impossible to spin the crank by hand. Your old comp was worn out thus the reason you probably could achieve movement "by hand". Assemble the tensioner but don't put on the cover and hit the starter. If she starts just shut her down. Won't hurt anything just don't ride it w/o the cover and fluid.
Further question....did fire it up.
Note the noise at the 8 second mark in the video, any idea what that is? I don't know if thats due to no fluid present etc?
Got the headphones out and is it that heavy tap you're hearing? Watch your tensioner bottom out in the video? Is that what you're hearing? With fluid in the primary I suspect that will be dampened.
Sorry for the delay in replying. Was out rescuing another orphan.
I know....It's not a harley but it's cool and I use to have one 30yrs ago.
Got the headphones out and is it that heavy tap you're hearing? Watch your tensioner bottom out in the video? Is that what you're hearing? With fluid in the primary I suspect that will be dampened.
Sorry for the delay in replying. Was out rescuing another orphan.
I know....It's not a harley but it's cool and I use to have one 30yrs ago.
no worry. Its Sat night not many around. I'm just trying to wrap this up. Cool bike. any bike is a good bike.
Interesting observation....that is the Southern Hot Bikes tensioner, its hydraulic....I wonder if that is making the sound. Super hard to tell refiring the bike again and trying to lean down and establish where the noise is coming from. I think you may be right?
With fluid i am wondering if that tap should stop (w/ the tensioner)
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