I have a 01 Heritage (fuel injected) and Im bout to put it in the shop to get the cam chain tensioners replaced. Im gonna get that kit that Harley came out with that replaces the timing chain,gears,tensioners, and oil pump and while I had the mechanic in there I was thinking that I can go ahead and put gear drive cams in with adjustable push rods..I figured it wouldnt really cost anymore labor since all he would have to do is slide the old out and slide in the new (I assume)?????I have been looking at the Andrews 26G cams..they seem to be good all around...Anybody have expierience with them? and does my statement above seem accurate?? I assume I can use the same tensioner kit from harley when replacing the cams also also?????????? thanks guys

 

Good choice, and you'll enjoy the results.
Scott

 

There is no tensioner with gear drive cams as the chain is eliminated.

 

Gear drive eliminates the chain & tensioners. If you have one you don't need the other.

 

See now I feel like a idiot..This is my first rodeo with going in these motors. Is it alot more expensive to go all gear driven?

 

I've read on these forums that the second set of stock tensioners will last longer because the chain gets polished on the first set. I don't know this from experience but if your budget is tight it's worth looking into.

 

The gears are quite a bit more expensive, but if you are weighing that against the cost of updating the spring tensioners to hydraulic, the price difference might not be that bad. Way more expensive in parts vs. going back with the stock spring tensioners.

 

Make sure your installer checks engine pinion shaft runout which cannot be greater than .003" for gear driven cams. Also, replace your inner cam bearings with Torrington B148's. Lotta threads on here about cam change. Good luck.

 

No disrespect intended to rkharry but changing out to Torrington/full complement style is totally unnecessary, at least that's what Andrews Cams thinks. Change them yes but they believe the oem style is better and that is what they supply, so you can listen to scuttlebutt or take the word from the industry leader. Don't take my word for it, contact Andrews for yourself and see what they say.

 

None taken, but if you go to : http://www.andrewsproducts.com/Subpa...ical_index.htm you'll see in the installation instructions for gear driven cams (99-06) in pdf format, that what you said is incorrect. Step #9 in General Directions , and I quote " If the inner needle case bearings have a lot of miles on them, we recommend replacing both camshaft needle bearings with new Torrington B148 needle bearings." These bearings are included with Andrews part# 288901 that they sell along with the cams.