Originally Posted by HooksNashville

Do y’all think lifters will need replacing at 27,000 miles. Idk how much all this cost but every time I talk to someone they say another part to do while I’m in there.
now I should check the cam run out too…

Originally Posted by djl

Not necessarily. Like Meatball says, heat the cam plate assembly, with cams, and the cams, with bearings will fall out. That way there has been no pressure on the outer cam bearing race and no need to replace the outer cam bearings. It is your call whether or not you want to replace the inner cam bearings. Once the tensioners have been addressed, you can freeze the cams, with the outer bearings, heat the cam plate again and drop the cams/bearings back into the cam plate. The inner chain will be on and the timing marks on the cam sprockets must be aligned. Unless you have a "special" tool, the cams have to come out to replace the inner tensioner. It's not rocket science.

Originally Posted by SwedishMeatball

It is a while you are there kind of thing, but a quite good one.

The original bearings have plastic cages keeping the needles in position, and they can fail with catastrophic consequences. The Torrington bearings are filled with needles without plastic separators and are very unlikely to fail.

You do need a special tool for removing and installing them, I have always managed to rent or borrow them, you could check with a local workshop or motorcycle club maybe.

Originally Posted by HooksNashville