Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[PS Fat Bob]

hi, I'm Pieter from The Netherlands and I own a FLHRSE5 2013; I had recently a problem with the tappets, one of the tappets had a broken bearing and I had to change the tappets, the oilpump and some more parts, about 3000 euro damage; I cannot accept that after 40.000 kilometres (25000 miles) the special SE tappets fail on a 40.000 euro bike......is this an exeption or a common problem?

[J.D.]

Unfortunately it is quite common.

[Lars]

I have nearly 59,000 miles on my 2013 SEUC8, that I've owned since new, and have just had the original HD lifters changed out for Feuling lifters.
Never had a problem with the HD lifters but I changed them out as preventative maintenance.

Lars.

[ultra13]

Changed mine (13' SE Ultra) out at 20,000 miles. Didn't want to chance it. Replaced with S&S..

[KGB]

A friend of mine has a 2009 CVO Limited with 30K, I told him he better change the lifters when he had 28K, he thought I was crazy until one went out on a ride 2 Sundays ago, he got it apart and he was lucky, just wore a very slight flat spot on a roller of one lifter, with the noise it made I thought it was going to be worse, he put a set of S&S lifters in and he's good to go, but he may sell the bike, this came after a front set of wheel bearings going bad, radio cutting out (sent it out to Iron Cross) a compensator failed, heated seat stopped heating (wire came unplugged inside seat) I tried to tell him he's fixed everything that will fail (except the ABS module)

[Scott7d]

I have the same bike you do with a little over 80,000 miles. I changed my lifters out just in case around the 30,000 mile mark. I didn't want to chance it.

I have a friend with a 2015 CVO Limited. He just had a lifter go around the 20,000 mile mark. As someone mentioned, this is unfortunately a common problem for the 110".

[FLSTFI Dave]

Very common with the 110 motors.  Happened on my 09 CVO RG and my 15 CVO RG Ultra.  When they went on the 15, the bike had 44K miles on it.  It took out the engine, HD replaced it under factory warranty as the bike was 2 days shy of 2 years old.

[mslcpa]

Welcome to the club! Lost a lifter on 2010FLHXSE at 24K miles. $4,000 repairs under warranty. Replaced with SS premium lifters and adjustable pushrods at 40K miles. Spoke with the folks at S&S and even they suggest replacing their lifters every 23-25K miles. Replaced lifters again at 65K miles to play it safe. Cheap insurance.

[lyn.husen]

I lost a lifter at 29,000 on my 09SERG. Replaced them with S&S lifters. I had one lifter shear & take out everything in the camchest. Ended up replacing cam and also added fueling oil pump as long as we were in there.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[johnmowcop]

2011 110" CVO. 47K Miles

Including original lifters currently on my fourth set. Two sets replaced precaution. One set (and a load of other stuff) replaced when one of the lifters failed.

When someone said his pal had replaced everything that could go wrong, not so. What about cam chain adjusters, valve springs (just had one break), excessive oil consumption... bound to be other stuff.


JohnT

[KGB]

2011 110" CVO. 47K Miles

Including original lifters currently on my fourth set. Two sets replaced precaution. One set (and a load of other stuff) replaced when one of the lifters failed.

When someone said his pal had replaced everything that could go wrong, not so. What about cam chain adjusters, valve springs (just had one break), excessive oil consumption... bound to be other stuff.


JohnT

John,

Valve springs where good (doesn't mean one can't break) also replaced the cam bearings, and chain tensioners where changed out along with the lifters, to me its not a big deal since I can perform this work myself, but to someone that can't. I guess anything can go wrong, but with a few hours of work and a little bit of money, these engines can last awhile.

[joe98]

Fellas, don’t wanna hi-jack the thread but, is there a way of telling when a lifter is on it’s way out?  These 110” motors aren’t the quietest to begin with the usual ticking and clattering.  Is the bad lifter noise similar  to a worn compensator sound ?  Please excuse my ignorance, never torn an engine down.  TIA...

Joe

[J.D.]

When they hit 20,000 miles, or begin making rapping and/or squealing noise, whichever comes first.

[ultrafxr]

By the time I heard the squealing it was too late. Damage already done.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Rooster]

Still have my 07 and have worked through all issues so far. Over the years I have hoped for better outcomes with the new bikes. Still no reason to jump back in. Seems every year the poor folks who have are still dealing with some kind of issue. For the ones that have been lucky to avoid these problems i'm happy for them but I won't get bit again.