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Old Jul 10, 2011 | 09:52 PM
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Sounds like a job well done! Congrats
 
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Old Jul 11, 2011 | 05:24 AM
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[QUOTE=JollyRogers;8555971]I did leave my oil pump on. I replaced the o-ring and verified alignment of it when I put it back in.

Help me out here, how did you verify alignment? Gonna do mine soon and trying to get everything straight beforehand.
 
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Old Jul 11, 2011 | 06:02 AM
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All I am saying is I verified the new o-rings stayed in place as the cam plate seated. Used a flash light and took a look see at it before starting to tighten and took another look as I tightened it.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 09:01 AM
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That's it, I'm doing my own. I'll prob go through the top to not have to mess with purchasing/adjusting the pushrods. Does anybody have instructions on how to? or is there anything special I should do?
 
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 08:38 PM
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Subscribed, on the edge of doing my cams over the winter, on an 09 Street Glide.
Any ideas as to what is a good low end torque BOLT IN cam??
 
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 09:31 PM
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Wish I had the space/tools to do my own...
 
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 01:16 AM
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Wish I had the space/tools to do my own...
Dude. I did mine out on the side walk. You can borrow the tools from autozone. Just do it.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 01:44 AM
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Originally Posted by 06UltraBig95
Subscribed, on the edge of doing my cams over the winter, on an 09 Street Glide.
Any ideas as to what is a good low end torque BOLT IN cam??
SE 255s are suppose to be a good low-mid range torque cam. I'm banking on it as the set I've got are going in the bike come Oct.
 
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Roger; is your warranty still in effect then, or? I am just about out of warranty and was also thinking of changing cams for my stage 1 but also am contemplating extending the warranty, even with the cam install
 
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 07:46 AM
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SE 255s are suppose to be a good low-mid range torque cam. I'm banking on it as the set I've got are going in the bike come Oct.
SE 255's are an excellent cam for low end/mid range, and all around a great cam for a touring bike. I bought a barely used set in the classifieds, and have had them in for 4k miles and love them.
 
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