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CVO Technical => Twin Cam => Topic started by: firegabe on February 17, 2006, 03:32:06 AM

Title: cam chain tensioners.
Post by: firegabe on February 17, 2006, 03:32:06 AM

Is this something I can do at home?  

Any special do's and Dont's?


Thanks in advance!!
  Gabe

Title: Re: cam chain tensioners.
Post by: Unbalanced on February 17, 2006, 08:09:31 AM

THE BIG DON'T is OVER TIGHTEN   slapping stinks true as it is .. but over tight will just eat into the plastic cut a groove and then the primary is coming off.    While it is not hard to adjust it, I would not touch it unless your certain you understand the tolerances and where to measure them from.

-harry

Title: Re: cam chain tensioners.
Post by: grc on February 17, 2006, 08:22:47 AM

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Is this something I can do at home?

Title: Re: cam chain tensioners.
Post by: Boatman on February 17, 2006, 08:39:42 AM

Are we talking primary chain or cam chain tensioners?

Title: Re: cam chain tensioners.
Post by: grc on February 17, 2006, 08:43:04 AM

 [smiley=oops.gif]  I thought he was talking about primary tensioners - sorry about that.  To quote Dan Quale, "a mind is a terrible thing to lose".  I'm going to have to tie a string to that sucker.  

Jerry

Title: Re: cam chain tensioners.
Post by: hd-dude on February 17, 2006, 10:04:02 AM

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Is this something I can do at home?

Title: Re: cam chain tensioners.
Post by: Unbalanced on February 17, 2006, 04:46:11 PM

Sorry Guys, My 40th birthday is coming around real soon I read it and reread it and still it made perfect sense that he was tlalking bout primary hehe ..... sorry guys ...

Title: Re: cam chain tensioners.
Post by: Fired00d on February 17, 2006, 05:24:31 PM

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[highlight]Sorry Guys, My 40th birthday is coming around real soon[/highlight]....

Speaking of "birthdays" I remember that birthdays used to be listed at bottom of homepage. Did we loose that with one of the software updates?

 [smiley=pumpkin.gif]
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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Title: Re: cam chain tensioners.
Post by: HUBBARD on February 17, 2006, 08:58:53 PM

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Speaking of "birthdays" I remember that birthdays used to be listed at bottom of homepage. Did we loose that with one of the software updates?

 [smiley=pumpkin.gif]
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 [smiley=fireman.gif]

Yeah, what happened to that little tidbit of information, Your Honor?  [smiley=nixweiss.gif] That was neat!  Later--HUBBARD

Title: Re: cam chain tensioners.
Post by: grc on February 17, 2006, 10:25:15 PM

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Speaking of "birthdays" I remember that birthdays used to be listed at bottom of homepage. Did we loose that with one of the software updates?

 [smiley=pumpkin.gif]
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 [smiley=fireman.gif]

'd00d,

Some of us have chosen to freeze time and deny all knowlege of birthdays.   [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

Jerry

Title: Re: cam chain tensioners.
Post by: Fired00d on February 17, 2006, 10:31:42 PM

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'd00d,

Some of us have chosen to freeze time and deny all knowlege of birthdays.

Title: Re: cam chain tensioners.
Post by: firegabe on February 18, 2006, 02:23:33 AM

Thanks everyone!!  I'm going to take it to the dealer,  at 12k. miles I'll happly spend the $ for a long lasting bike

Title: Re: cam chain tensioners.
Post by: OTIS on February 25, 2006, 09:09:44 PM

Quote from HEADPAN62 on Feb 22nd, 2006, 7:28am:
y r u changing the gear in the cam,I did a 10,000 check on the tensioners and they looked stock,barely any wear..I will inspect again b4 my west coast trip...I have a black 01, I'm from jersey
 
HERE THIS IS COOL OTIS MAY WANNA POST IN THE GENERAL FILE....
 
 
http://www.harleyhog.co.uk/tensionerinstall.htm

I think everyone will like this thanks to Tony 1968 I took from Road Glides to twin cams so more people could see this.

                                          OTIS [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

Title: Re: cam chain tensioners.
Post by: firegabe on March 30, 2006, 12:05:28 PM

AHHHHH  the link for the instructions dosn't work!!   and I'm  getting ready to do this. :(

Dose any one have the instructions saved on thier computer?  Please I need the help!

thanks in advance!

Gabe

Title: Re: cam chain tensioners.
Post by: Twolanerider on March 30, 2006, 12:40:09 PM

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AHHHHH

Title: Re: cam chain tensioners.
Post by: grc on March 30, 2006, 01:01:11 PM

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It's not the specific link, the entire site is currently down.

Title: Re: cam chain tensioners.
Post by: Twolanerider on March 30, 2006, 02:56:11 PM

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Actually, that happens near the end of every month. First time I ran into it, I thought the same thing - someone from H-D had the plug pulled.

Title: Re: cam chain tensioners.
Post by: firegabe on April 02, 2006, 10:36:47 AM

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That's good to know Jerry.