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Jul 13, 2010 | 08:10 PM

#11

Mongo40

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From: Elgin, Okla.

Like I said there is no writing on it so I'm assuming its a washer but it was in its on plastic bag in with the cams. I've used this indy for years, he's been in buisness for 20 something years, but he definitly threw me when he called to ask for instructions, he stated that because they were not harley cams and they were made different, had a different shaft diameter, that he wasn't sure what the washer was for as there wasn't one on the stock cams.

Jul 13, 2010 | 08:22 PM

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cuda67bnl

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Got to be either the thrust washer for the front cam, or a spacer washer for the rear.

Jul 13, 2010 | 09:33 PM

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Mongo40

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I hate to start putting it back together till I figure out where that washer is supposed to go.

Jul 13, 2010 | 10:13 PM

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Teardrop

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I would email HQ and ask them where it goes..........

Jul 13, 2010 | 10:20 PM

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1931jamesw

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It's most likely a spacer. As mentioned above they make several different thicknesses of them and they are used to align the cam sprockets. It talks about this in your service manual.

Jul 13, 2010 | 10:33 PM

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Harleypingman

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From: Roswell, GA

You can phone or email Kevin at Pro Twin Performance, HQ's exclusive US retail vendor:

http://protwin.com/index.aspx

And you can join HQ's forum for the information you want:

http://www.head-quarters.com/html/q___a_group.html

Which HQ cams do you have and what are they going in?

Carl

Jul 13, 2010 | 10:34 PM

#17

stafford

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If it's a pretty thick washer, say around .100 it goes on the rear cam put your 34 tooth sprocket on , then the washer then put it into the camplate and put the outer gear. check to see that you hyave between .008/.012 endplay in each of the cams after they're installed.
Hope that helps

Jul 13, 2010 | 11:15 PM

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Mongo40

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Stafford it is pretty thick, about like a normal washer would be, but I'm not following your instructions, could be cause I'm just getting tired. Are you saying the washer should go on the cam then install the cam into the cam plate or does it go on the outside of the cam plate once the cam has been pressed in??