HELP with adjustable pushrods!
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I have the SE adjustable tapered one, 24tpi, 2.5 turns. Maybe this will help. When I tightened mine I used three wenches. One to hold the top pushrod, one to tighten the jam nut and the third to hold the lower part of the pushrod. Sure way of making sure the jam is snug on both.
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Finished installing my Wood 6 cam today, with SE tapered rods. Went 3 turns on them, and locked them down. No noise what so ever, and no louder than the stockers were. So far anyways.......
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Tourer
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I think you need to start over. While many use the tdc method, it must be actually tdc-compression to do it. To make life easier do this. Put the cyl you want to adjust on it's compression stroke. It will blow your finger off the plug hole as it's coming up. Put the piston at it's highest point.
You can at this point loosen and adjust both.
Lengthen the pushrod until all (vertical) play in the pushrod is taken up and from there extend the pushrod length the required turns per instructions. Tighten jam nut and repeat the other pushrod the same way.
Before rotating the engine make sure the lifters have bled down. This will be seen by being able to easily rotate the pushrods.
Set the other cylinder on the top of it's compression stroke and repeat the same process.
The other method some use is to rotate engine until the exhaust valve just starts to open by (viewing the pushrod) the intake pushrod is now adjusted. Let it bleed down and rotate engine until intake starts to open. Now adjust the exhaust pushrod. Let it bleed down and do the same with the other cylinder.
Don't use loctite.
Ron
You can at this point loosen and adjust both.
Lengthen the pushrod until all (vertical) play in the pushrod is taken up and from there extend the pushrod length the required turns per instructions. Tighten jam nut and repeat the other pushrod the same way.
Before rotating the engine make sure the lifters have bled down. This will be seen by being able to easily rotate the pushrods.
Set the other cylinder on the top of it's compression stroke and repeat the same process.
The other method some use is to rotate engine until the exhaust valve just starts to open by (viewing the pushrod) the intake pushrod is now adjusted. Let it bleed down and rotate engine until intake starts to open. Now adjust the exhaust pushrod. Let it bleed down and do the same with the other cylinder.
Don't use loctite.
Ron
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Yesterday I bragged, obviously prematurely, about my completed Stage I install, including the Woods cam and adjustable pushrods....
I need some guidance or suggestions...On my first attempt earlier this week, I started the bike and could hear a ticking sound coming from the right side of the engine near the pushrods. I called Jamie, and after opening them up again, found two of the jam nuts loose. I readjusted all four pushrods and cinched down (I thought!!) the jam nuts, and started it up...ALL QUIET! I was ecstatic, and could hardly wait to test drive it....
So, tonight the rain stopped and I jumped on the bike and took her out. Could feel a tremendous power increase, but then realized I could hear the ticking noise again! Q%^&*&^%$#@!#$%^&%$%^&*()(*&^%$..........Got back to my garage, and yes, the damn ticking has returned!!
What the hell am I doing wrong?!?? I haven't taken the covers off the pushrods again, that will have to wait till tomorrow, but I losing my freakin' mind!! PLEASE HELP!
I need some guidance or suggestions...On my first attempt earlier this week, I started the bike and could hear a ticking sound coming from the right side of the engine near the pushrods. I called Jamie, and after opening them up again, found two of the jam nuts loose. I readjusted all four pushrods and cinched down (I thought!!) the jam nuts, and started it up...ALL QUIET! I was ecstatic, and could hardly wait to test drive it....
So, tonight the rain stopped and I jumped on the bike and took her out. Could feel a tremendous power increase, but then realized I could hear the ticking noise again! Q%^&*&^%$#@!#$%^&%$%^&*()(*&^%$..........Got back to my garage, and yes, the damn ticking has returned!!
What the hell am I doing wrong?!?? I haven't taken the covers off the pushrods again, that will have to wait till tomorrow, but I losing my freakin' mind!! PLEASE HELP!
Mac
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no offense but some bad advice. Do not freaking be an animal when tightening the jam nuts as they can break and you can distort the threads making adjustment very difficult the next time as can using locktite.
are you sure it is not a bad lifter or rocker arm making contact in the rocker boxes. It does take but a spec of dirt to cause the lifter to act up.
are you sure it is not a bad lifter or rocker arm making contact in the rocker boxes. It does take but a spec of dirt to cause the lifter to act up.
Tourer
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From: N. Alabama
I broke a lock nut on my SE adjustables when I was removing it to put on my TP rocker boxes. I got the ticking out of my engine with the TP boxes, shimming the rockers, and if using stock boxes use the tapered bolts to insure proper alignment.
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