You do not have to remove heads for a cam install whether using stock push rods or adj's. For stock push rods, you will need to remove tank, valve covers and rocker arms. This is what I am doing. Seems like more work but it is cheaper, no worries about noisey adj's or the possibility of them coming loose.

You do not have to remove oil pump but you may as well remove it to inspect and replace orings. Once you remove the cam plate the oil pump is no longer aligned anyway. This is regarding 2000-2006 twin cams.

 

I never heard of this before. Where is this jet coming form - the cam plate? Their is a very small whole pointing directly at the upper portion of the chain about an inch from the tensioner - cant tell if anything would come out of it or not? Kind of makes sense though. Most people mention that their inner tensioner is more warn than the outer. My inner tensioner is less worn than the outer.

 

And I have heard that you put the new bearings in the freezer for a little while and you can install the new ones without a special press... but I haven't done this work yet so I'm just passing on what I saw in a biker mag.

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if your are going to do cams tensioners at 33k there still good save your (money) and do it the right way a motor job and say by by to that 1450 and go big and be happy. have the show & the go.and not the show & (no) go.

 

Just did this a couple days ago fort the inner Timken upgrade. Tapped in with rubber mallet and old cams - worked great! Froze cams and heated bearings for the cam bearings.

 

Who's coughing up the cash for this part of the upgrade? Provide the parts and I'll slap them in the bike...

 

I did a big bore kit on my bike.I put in high comression piston,211 cams,race ignition,adj pushrods, and head work and all the **** that gos with it,head work 1000$,cyinders 350$,piston 200$,cams 300$,ignition 250$,pushrods 200$,mics parts 250$. just to go in and do cam tensioner pri & sec will run u about 85$ for the parts. I did my work at 28k and all the parts were in good shape.