I am putting in new cams and going to the EZ pushrods. Does anyone know the difference between these, other than the material used to make them and the price. Is one better, easier to use, or remove for future cam changes? Will the andrews work with the existing pushrod tubes?

1. 17997-99a Harley SE quick install chrome molly adjustable pushrod kit with pushrod tubes.
2. 18404-08 Harley SE quick install chrome molly adjustable pushrods with tapered ends, flat spots and dots to ease in adjustment and pushrod tubes.
3. 292188 Andrews EZ install aluminum pushrods 7/16 diameter. No tubes.
4. 292088 Andrews EZ install chrome molly pushrods 7/16 diameter. No tubes.

Thank you

 

Do yourself a favor and get either a kit with tubes or buy the tubes..will make your life a lot easier

as for the "dots" for adjustment - a paint pen (old touchup paint) or a scribe goes a long way and can be found in many households

thus my choice would be #1 or #4. you wont see the difference of using aluminum for the $$ imop

 

#2 has been a good selection for me. Lightweight, comes with tubes, and being tapered clears the lifter blocks easily.

My $.02

 

Agree as well. Although I think you may mean rocker box instead of lifter block since that is the end that is tapered....

 

True dat! I was jamming to some tunes waxing my bike in my shop.

 

I have used both versions of the SE and like the new ones better. One problem tho with the new ones is that some people are having problems with the jam nuts splitting. I have not myself but have read that others have so just do not be an animal when tightening down the jam nuts.

 

Thank you. Do the 17997-99a pushrods have clearance issues or do you like them better with a high lift cam and the tapered ends. I am putting a SE 203 in one bike and the SE 211 in the other. I picked up a new pair of these a little bit ago for only $60 on e-bay but still need another set.

 

some people have trouble with the -99a's rubbing towards the top of the tubes. The -08's are tapered and have plenty of clearance. Regardless of which ones you get make sure that they are clean as a whistle inside. Some have come out of the package with crude in them.

 

Same here.....

 

Stay away from the SE 17997-99a pushrods. I had the front intake pushrod back off on me 1500 miles after installation. Luckily there appears to be no internal damage but that $150 trailer ride and the $$$$ for new pushrods was a major pain in the A$$.

I did my research and chose Rivera TaperLites for the replacement. For me I wanted the most number of threads locked into that jam nut and Rivera was 32tpi while SE was only 24tpi.

I read the reports of the tapered Se pushrods breaking the jam nut so I steered away from them quick. I can't remember the tpi of the Andrews but it might have been 28 tpi because I would have chosen them since I am running Andrews cams anyway.