How hard is a cam install,
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i bought the gary beatty tool best $90.00 i spent but u dont need to press them in . the beatty tool is 2 tools in one it removes the bearings and installs them also. if any ones needs to use it u can just pay for the shippin and i will send it to ya. so long as u send it back please.
Tourer
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From: Central IN
The cams need pressed in/out of the cam plate. Took mine to the dealer & 45 mins labor was what it cost me.
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My luck happened to get a set of cams with the timing marks wrong happened on the first run of the SE 255's and the TB they issued really does not tell you how to fix it correctly but I got there. I took my apart and put it back together 3 times! The first 2 time using the stock push rods the last time bought the adjustable push rods. I can do it in my eyes closed now. It was great experience and I learned a ton, could not believe the outpouring of help from this forum amazing.
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No press is needed on your '10 model for outer cam bearings. The '07 and later bikes have "native material" bearings that just slide into the cam plate, and that's one convenience factor that made changing cams so inviting to many of us. The only press job is to replace the inner-bearings.
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I also disagree, i enjoed it and would do it again...Save a **** load of money. Learned a lot about my bike. It was fairly easy....i was intimidated at first but as i got deeper in it it got really easy.
Bagger Dave, print out a copy of Atrain68's writeup, and have the service manual handy, you should find this to be an easy one day job.
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Just did my 04 EGC this past Thanksgiving with SE 204's, upgrade kit and oil breathers and did exactly this and it worked like a champ and no bearing press even remotely needed, just our home made bearing installer. That and the manual is real handy, almost as much the rest of the gear heads on here also!!!!
Last edited by SecondChance!!; Apr 5, 2011 at 12:54 AM.