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Jan 20, 2011 | 02:45 PM

#11

TO34

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From: Idaho

Update

So here is the catch up.. went back inside the primary adjusted the chain to no more then 5/8ths of a inch in play as per the book. Upon my second check of the primary chain almost a full inch of play. I must of been more tried then I thought yesterday.

Checked the compensator looks ok, no movement by hand at all.

I had to stop working on it at the moment because got to head to work tonight.
I have a 3 day weekend so I'm going to chase out all the "maybe's"

At the moment pulling the pipes to get into the cam cover (btw what a mess) True Duals just made it to my top of list after repairs are complete.

If there is no issues with the cam tensioners I'm going to dig into the stator area yup going through the primary side once more. Oh well.

I know I should of pulled the motor for a full teardown the moment I bought it just to give me peace of mind but damn its fun to ride.

Thanks to all who posted.

Jan 30, 2011 | 10:25 AM

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wareever

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Any luck yet? Just watching this thread and wondering how the cam chain tensioners looked.

Jan 30, 2011 | 10:53 AM

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1st 96 ultra

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Originally Posted by dohadex

Please keep us posted on this!

Jan 30, 2011 | 01:43 PM

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iclick

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I'd bet on a loose compensator nut, which might not seem loose in a quick inspection.

Jan 31, 2011 | 10:35 AM

#15

TO34

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Road Warrior

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Nope, none of the above. Cam tensioner ended up being the upgraded screaming eagle kit. So that wasn't the issue. I pulled the oil & no material in the oil either. I put it all back together & its over at the shop. So far he has found a bad lifter, and discovered woods cams. This stock motor isn't so stock to find out. He is going through the bike checking for any up-grades or issues. More to come.

Jan 31, 2011 | 02:31 PM

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VETERAN75

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Let us know.

Feb 8, 2011 | 09:36 PM

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TO34

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Finally got the bike back... Turns out bad lifter which was a easy fix and then the hard part was the oil filter failed causing all sorts of odd oil pressure issues.
One of the key issues was the oil bypass relief spring. I would of never in a million years looked or known that was the issue.
But now I do & have done lots of home work on the issue. Its a spring in time they all need to be replaced or such.

Now onto some good news replaced the cam tensioner pad not that it really needed it just more for my peace of mind. It has the SE upgrade kit but it was less then 10$ for the pad. The new lifters make the bike sooo much quieter too.

So my bike has a clean bill of health and ready for the summer riding season.