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CVO Technical => Twin Cam => Topic started by: Fireguy on November 28, 2010, 12:40:26 PM
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I am going to be buying a set of cams from steve (fullsac) and was wondering if anyone has instruction for a step by step install. I am sure it comes with the cams but thought I would get a head start and see what all is involved.
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;D yeah, dial 1 then the number of your local HD dealer or technician, schedule an appointment, bring bike to local shop, and have cams installed as directed. these are my personal instructions for anything mechanical
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Andrewsproducts.com, print their instruction sheet and get a factory SM
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Which cams ya gettin', Fireguy? (just out of curiosity and future info/feedback bout 'em) S&S(www.sscycle.com) has installation tech sheets also.
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Andrewsproducts.com, print their instruction sheet and get a factory SM
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Steve at fullsac has already done the homework and alot of us have gone with what he set up. Andrews 54 cams and headcaskets are what I am looking at. I like the fact that I can still use the same pushrods and it seems to be a simple install. I am waiting to hear from him and get this started.
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I am going to be buying a set of cams from steve (fullsac) and was wondering if anyone has instruction for a step by step install. I am sure it comes with the cams but thought I would get a head start and see what all is involved.
This is a pretty good read:
http://www.box.net/shared/df4byi59zi
:2vrolijk_21:
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I am going to be buying a set of cams from steve (fullsac) and was wondering if anyone has instruction for a step by step install. I am sure it comes with the cams but thought I would get a head start and see what all is involved.
If you're just doing the cams and nothing else, I'd get some adjustable pushrods and eliminate removing the heads. Saves you a lot of work for the price of the pushrods.
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If you're just doing the cams and nothing else, I'd get some adjustable pushrods and eliminate removing the heads. Saves you a lot of work for the price of the pushrods.
:2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21:
X2--wouldn't pull the rocker boxes unless you have to.....
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.... Andrews 54 cams and headcaskets are what I am looking at.
This is for "Dead Heads."
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I just finished doing three bikes this month and I'd never seen the inside of one before. Though I am a ASE certified truck technician. Buy a shop manual first. If you plan on putting cam bearings in get the tools from Georges Garage.com. Start at the top of the engine and work your way down to the cams. Get a set of magnets to hold the lifters up. Other than those tools it's a piece of cake. The first one I did was mine. Took me about 6 to 7 hours. The next one took me about 5 hours, and the last one with two helpers cleaning parts I did in 3.5 hours. That's changing the head gaskets.
this might help you:
http://tuneyourharley.com/biketech/content/how-change-cams-96-twin-cam-engine
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:2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21:
X2--wouldn't pull the rocker boxes unless you have to.....
This is from what I gathered from Steve at Fullsac's. I asked about adjustable pushrods too. He told me that with the 54 andrews cams you can uses the stock push rods. And if you are changing the head gaskets anyway with .030 gaskets you're already there. Why put a adjustable heavier push rod in and take a chance of something coming loose and trashing your engine. Why put a heavier part in a engine you are looking for performance anyway. Made sense to me.
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This is on a pre 07 bike, but pretty much the same.
http://www.harleyhog.co.uk/camguidepage1.htm
Craig
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Here is a link to my install of the Wood CAMS.
Hope it helps a little.
Fairly Straight forward job!!
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Here is a link to my install of the Wood CAMS.
Hope it helps a little.
Fairly Straight forward job!!
No Link
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If you're just doing the cams and nothing else, I'd get some adjustable pushrods and eliminate removing the heads. Saves you a lot of work for the price of the pushrods.
Installing cams does not require head removal to reuse the stock solid pushrods. On the 07 and older baggers, pulling the stock tank is a pain in the ass.
The fuel crossover was about impossible to remove with out spilling some fuel even after you drained the tank. This is not the case on the 08 and newer Baggers.
I just recieved a 2011 CVO Ultra in for a Stage II Woods 555 kit. I pulled the seat and tank in less than 10 minutes while I talked to the customer. The tank was full and I didn't spill a drop. 10 minutes later I had the the rocker covers off, rockers flipped, and the stock pushrods in my hands with out the use of bolt cutters. If the debate is about performance, a heavier, non solid pushrod is not something you would ever chose over a solid, lighter, more reliable part. A part that came with your engine that you already own.There's a reason even Harley sells solid pushrods in different lenghts. Some people demand the the best most reliable pushrods. Performance and reliability is the angle I'm coming from. The typically old school Harley mechanic has been using quick install adjustable pushrods for years to ease the pain of the old style tank removal. And as always, there's money involved in providing these mechanical cures of inconvenience. Its an old industry and I realize old habits don't die easy even though some of them need to. The argument that the adjustables save a substantial amount of labor by not pulling the tank on these 08 and later Baggers is total BS.
Steve George
Fullsac Performance
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Can't agree more, right on.
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I like this guy. :2vrolijk_21:
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Sorry dude,
link would help:
http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=40572.0
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If you're just doing the cams and nothing else, I'd get some adjustable pushrods and eliminate removing the heads. Saves you a lot of work for the price of the pushrods.
Plus it may not rattle when it gets hot...