Got the bike back today. Only bad thing is I now have to break it in again. More difficult 2nd time around.
Howie,
The Yakima WA HD mechanic said he has never seen a lifter roller fail in a twin cam motor so I'm a first. When he put it back together, he cleaned all he could, oil pan, cam area, then replaced the cams, lifters, and oil pump. Motor still had stuff in the cases or oil passages because after the oil pump locked up 3 days later the Salem HD mechanic didn't find and metal until the was agreed the motor was going to be replaced, then all oil lines, oil filter area, and oil cooler where flushed and he found yet another smaller roller bearing which had the Salem HD shop replaced just the oil pump I would have probably made another few days before the motor had problems.
Maybe the lifter was defective from day one, who knows, maybe these motor need more rest between long runs. Since I have been on extended vacation all spring and summer, the bike has not had much of a rest, I average 157 miles a day.
The motor feels just like any new motor, it needs miles to loosen it up a bit, the first 30 is really tough if you don't have a good long hill to motor up and then engine break down. I found a nice long hill just outside Silverton 9 miles west of Salem so I could at least put a reasonable load on the rings both during acceleration and deceleration.
I am happy that the MOCO did the right thing but they really had little choice, the crank had 7 thousands runout, the oil pump gear was cracked and jammed into the housing, the mechanic thought the runout on the crank caused it. The rear cylinder had 7 thousands sleeve movement. It still needed the recall done as well according to the HD web site.
Add it all together plus the fact that it had just broke three days earlier and MOCO decided it was cheaper to replace it then keep paying for multiple warranty claims.
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