Has anyone seen the 06B Primary Chain Adjuster?
#11
This is really good stuff guys. Just one more reason why this forum is so valuable. The only reason I changed my tensioner was due to some minimal wear on the shoe. I was into the primary to change a failed mainshaft bearing. I also discovered that there was a late 07, early 08 revision to that bearing and the shaft. My 07 was a late model that had an updated version of the shaft and bearing. That's another story for another thread.
Dawg, are there any HD service bulletins on all this that you can find. Seems like there must be some information going out to all the HD techs. Otherwise, the factory must just make the changes and let the techs find out when they get the new parts.
Dawg, are there any HD service bulletins on all this that you can find. Seems like there must be some information going out to all the HD techs. Otherwise, the factory must just make the changes and let the techs find out when they get the new parts.
#12
The OP posted about the SOHO tensioner a while back. Many of us here have bought, tried and returned it. It's not what it's cracked up to be.
How bout' this one? Southern Oregon Hot Bikes
HB Wedge Hydraulic Automatic Primary Chain Tensioner* -
Wedge2 for 2007 and later Big Twins
http://www.sohotbikes.com/wedge.html
HB Wedge Hydraulic Automatic Primary Chain Tensioner* -
Wedge2 for 2007 and later Big Twins
http://www.sohotbikes.com/wedge.html
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The OP posted about the SOHO tensioner a while back. Many of us here have bought, tried and returned it. It's not what it's cracked up to be.
No issues after that and it's been tested real well.
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I would. I always like to have the most updated part. The problem is when one goes into a dealership, they try to sell their old stock first because they cannot return obsolete parts to the MOCO on annual returns.
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The OP posted about the SOHO tensioner a while back. Many of us here have bought, tried and returned it. It's not what it's cracked up to be.
#19
I received my SOHO Tensioner in the mail today..after cutting the plastic tie strip I could not open it up by hand.Needed to take a screw driver and pry it open..so it is binding right out of the box..What to do? should I just send it back at this point? Thought this would be better than sliced bread?
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Ya know, the funny thing about this is that Dave's intuition was right-on at the beginning. I beleive his words were "why change the tensioner, is there a probelm with the HD one? ". But me, being me, I said WTF and went with it anyway.
I need to tell this story and will try to keep it short.
We changed out my OEM Compensator over at Daves house. Added the SOHB tensioner and closed everything up. As I was getting ready to fire it up and head home on the big test run, I noticed that the box the tensioner came in had 4 flat washers that were NOT mentioned in the instructions or the pic of "What to Install". So I called the SOHB number and a lady said "hello" and told me she'd have to go get the guy who knows about the tensioners. He got on the phone and I asked him about the washers and the instructions included with the tensioner. He says to me....and I quote... "Oh, those directions are wrong, I need to change those, sorry".
So..... I kept my cool and clarified that we DID need to install the washers. He said. "Yes...Sorry".
The bottom line is that the rail frame of the SOHB tensioner does not include the offset that pushes the unit outboard enough to the point that the tensioner lines up flush with the chain. So they just included a couple of washers to make up for this.
So we ordered a pizza, drained the primary, pulled the cover, pulled the tensioner, added the f&*%n washers and put it all back together. Fired it up and it made the "howling sound", but then quieted down after a couple of minutes.
I said f*^$it and rode it home. But woke up the next day, fired it up and the same "howling" sound was back.
Shut it down. Called Dave. He insisted on coming over (because that's the kind of friend he is) to check it out. We took it all apart, pulled the clutch, the comp and checked everything. At this point I said "PHUKET" we are putting the OEM tensoiner back on. Buttonned everything up and now ALL IS WELL WITH THE WORLD.
BTW.. Heres a pic of the SOHB (on top) next to my 2009 OEM (on bottom).
PS...The new SE Comp is kick *** and a noticeable difference. If I had listened to Dave and stuck with the OEM tensioner, it would have been a piece of cake project.