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[VANAMAL]

BRAD at freedom cycle gave our group a quick lesson on the cam shoe tensioner wear issue. for those that dont know these are wear items that need to be replaced at 25000 miles. you can also switch to gear drive and eliminate these altogether. if you push it and they fail you will be stranded. also as they begin to fail small pieces begin to break off and enter into the oil pump which has no screen. so be aware- ill be changing mine when the time comes-ride safe!  [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

[spydglide]

I've got over 33,000miles on mine with no problems.  That said, I did inquire from my head Tech at the Dealership if they should be checked as I'd heard that with 30K miles some were coming apart.  He said 'where'd you hear that?' and for me not to worry that they would go much farther than that.  The MoCo doesn't seem to have any concern, so I wonder who's right?  Wish we had a inside hook up to someone at the MoCo that could give us the straight skinny on this issue.  Is it a isolated failure early on or something that happens with some regularity that would warrent the expense of checking often or changing to the gear drive?     [smiley=nixweiss.gif] I'm confused fur sure.   [smiley=nervous.gif] spyder

[JimsSEEG]

Don't rely on the mileage meter to tell you - set on my Fatboy were in need of replacement at 15k miles.

Jim

[Twolanerider]

I open up the oil filters and look for little brown chunks (of plastic-like stuff).

[110tHunDer]

Twolane, when was the last mileage that you checked your filter and did you have any pieces in there then?  I'm going to check mine when I change it at 10,000 in the next week or so.  I feel like if you're seeing particles, you may have waited too long. [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

[Twolanerider]

Twolane, when was the last mileage that you checked your filter and did you have any pieces in there then?

[Screamin]

This link is worth repeating.

http://stampedemrc.com/spark/tensioner.htm

See the related link on tearing apart an oil filter.

[Ed Ramberger - One_Screamin_Eagle]

This link is worth repeating.

http://stampedemrc.com/spark/tensioner.htm

See the related link on tearing apart an oil filter.

Too bad the description is less than accurate.

[spydglide]

what part(s) need to be clarified?  [smiley=nixweiss.gif]   spyder

[hd-dude]

Too bad the description is less than accurate.

What's inaccurate [smiley=confused5.gif] Check out this thread. I have personal expirience with this problem as well
http://flhrsei.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=cvo_gen;action=display;num=1125534944;start=30#30

[DavidB]

I've got over 33,000miles on mine with no problems.

[DavidB]

Here is one with 30,000 miles.

I dont know what some techs would say but my guess is that this thing is shot.

[Willie D]

this has been discussed quite abit.....

http://flhrsei.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=CVO_TC;action=display;num=1113498287

I had posted pics of mine, but they have been deleted.

Good luck.

[Twolanerider]

this has been discussed quite abit.....

http://flhrsei.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=CVO_TC;action=display;num=1113498287

I had posted pics of mine, but they have been deleted.

Good luck.

Willie, feel free to repost any lost photos.  Your photos weren't intentionally deleted by anyone here.  Earlier this year a hacker attacked this site.  During that incident all the photos posted to that time were lost.

[lugnut]

I didn't read this whole thread ( no time ) but just got hme from a harley hop up class and the harley man said they are having problems with that shoe. That shoe is for the cam chain right.  PS The harley man was from the R&D dept. in Milwaukee.