Doing cams in my 2012 flstc, with the 103. My primary tensioner shoe looks like hell. I'm going to replace the tensioner assembly. Bike has 41k miles, is this excessive wear for mileage, or normal? The secondary shoe looks new.

 

Looks normal for that mileage.
Scott

 

thanks Scott, makes me feel better. Never been in to one of these, so I dont know what would or would not be normal

 

I just replaced mine on the 07 Dyna. After 100,000 miles, that's what mine looked like. BUT it's cheap insurance to replace them.

 

With the roller chain, once the outer links groove like that, chain rolls. Wear ceases.

Old link chain wears on down.

I have rebuilt older Toyotas with hard rubber tensioners that had a groove like that with over 200K on them.

Since you are in there, replace them since they can get brittle and break. Really hot areas should replace them ever 10 year with a lot of miles on them.

 

Just did my cams a few months ago , my primary shoe at 72000 , secondary looked great ..

 

Cool...none too soon..ha...Please add a signature line on your year,model and all the letters.

 

I thunk I had a sig line years ago , guess it disappeared

ripsaw Hampton Roads I C , spent many years playing Navy in Norfolk and various other spots , lived in Grafton

 

I spent 46 building those toys you played with.. My ridding buddy lives in Grafton.

That shoe of yours just blew my theory of 100k with a roller chain. Did you hear that shoe hitting the piston part of the tensioner?

I thought that style of shoe was only on Harley's so called SE upgrade that leaves link chain system with one link chain. I have seen them look like that on a link chain in 20K.

 

I didnt hear anything , just went in to inspect ,just posted here .. more pics
73-94 Navy

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