HELP with adjustable pushrods!
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HELP with adjustable pushrods!
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!
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I am using two 1/2" wrenches...One to hold the adjustment nut, and the other to crank down the jam nut. Do I need the use loctite? I didn't think I was supposed to on the pushrods??
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But are you turning the jam nut in the correct direction?
My S&S rods, jam nuts tighten down, toward lifters.
Some tighten up, towards heads.
Not supposed to use Loctite on those.
It's gotta be something you're doing.
My S&S rods, jam nuts tighten down, toward lifters.
Some tighten up, towards heads.
Not supposed to use Loctite on those.
It's gotta be something you're doing.
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Mine tighten up towards the heads. The adjustment nut is above the jam nut. Apparently I just need to crank them down. I have a tendency to break things, so I guess I was just a little leery to tighten them enough?? ****....
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I have the SE adjustable tappered push rods and I used blue loctite on them. I don't see how this will hurt anything. I put the drops of loctite on the threads and the nut and then turned the nut upward so it spread the loctite around. It worked great. I screwed up and had to remove the pushrods and they were difficult to loosen up. Even after I "broke" the nut loose, if was hard to loosen up the pushrods to get them out...had to clean them up before I put them back in.
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You're not going to break them.
While you're at it...might as well tighten the other 2.
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Okay, now I'm more stressed! I ran out to the garage and popped off the pushrod covers...NO loose jam nuts. ****. Is the ticking sound I'm hearing because they are just not adjusted right!?!? (not enough turns and too loose??)
I'm pretty sure I followed the adjustment procedure correctly! Adjusted each cylinder when the lifters were off lobe and on TDC...
I'm pretty sure I followed the adjustment procedure correctly! Adjusted each cylinder when the lifters were off lobe and on TDC...
