Thanks for all the valuable input. After looking over both (the inside with a mirror of course) I think I'm going to wait a bit and do it myself. It's not bad at all if you pay attention to detail, stay organized, and don't rush. Oh yeah and use youtube as a guide. This one should have a fair amount of time on it. I change oil a lot because I just like fluids clean.
Good plan.. but I would suggest two things..
First, get a factory service manuial for your year/model of bike. They are not cheap, but will pay for itself quickly if you are going to do work on your bike. The factory manuals are much better than the aftermarket ones. If it's not available new from a dealer, you may find a good used one on eBay. But beware, sometimes older years/models are available new from a dealer, and the used ones can be more expensive on eBay.
Second, I wouldn't wait too long to change them out. I'm no expert, but while the wear isn't bad in your pic, that pitting of the pad suggests to me that it's getting brittle. On a tensioner pad about 20 years old, IMHO, brittle isn't a good thing...
To the pic above, I also have stock pads still in good shape (like above but without any pits.) '02 Low Rider 28,000 miles
Regardless, I pull the cam cover every 5,000 miles (once a year on that bike,) to confirm that they're holding up OK. (I don't even have to loosen the front exhaust when I do it 15 minutes well spent IMO.)
08-06-2023, 08:23 AM
15 minutes well spent IMO.)
