Rk engine humming
Rk engine humming
I own a 1995 Road King with 61,000 miles ...
On coming back to town after a 300 miles trip I started to hear a kind of high intensity noise from the engine...I took to the mechanic and he found a worn out camshaft bearing which caused the camshaft tip to come out of true. He replaced both the needle cam bearing and installed and EVO 3 camshaft, since a standard one was not available...
I am now having an -all the time present- engine humming....which annoys me a lot. ..
The mechanic argues that it comes from the old oil pump pinion and the new camshaft in-gearing.
Beside of that, the engine goes fine and pulls like a rocket...
Will this abnormal noise cause a greater future damage to the engine?
Please enlight me...
thanks in advance
Cranupas
On coming back to town after a 300 miles trip I started to hear a kind of high intensity noise from the engine...I took to the mechanic and he found a worn out camshaft bearing which caused the camshaft tip to come out of true. He replaced both the needle cam bearing and installed and EVO 3 camshaft, since a standard one was not available...
I am now having an -all the time present- engine humming....which annoys me a lot. ..
The mechanic argues that it comes from the old oil pump pinion and the new camshaft in-gearing.
Beside of that, the engine goes fine and pulls like a rocket...
Will this abnormal noise cause a greater future damage to the engine?
Please enlight me...
thanks in advance
Cranupas
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From: eastcoast
Did he press your old cam gear off and install it on the new cam? A bike with that many miles should stay with the matching pinion and cam gear. sounds like the gear lash is to tight caused by a bigger cam gear on the new camshaft.
Last edited by newrench; Sep 23, 2008 at 05:44 AM.
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