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Your tensioner doesn't have much wear at all .but, since you're that that far...might as well change them out. I recommend. Cyco parts and gaskets

Make sure you don't have adjustable push rods...if you do .you don't need to pull the tank and the valve covers

How do you take the chrome caps off?

Thanks for this. Thinking about buying one and wanted to see how involved the clearance check is on this model.

What did you make that tool out of?

Must be amazing to have the skills to make all these adjusting tools to ensure you are probably more accurate than any dealer could claim to be. Great video. Cheers! Would love to have access to a these PRACTICAL engineered tools!

You are the man

Hydraulic tensioners also wears off.

I’m starting to think that I made a mistake by purchasing the thunderbird… don’t get me wrong, it rides very nicely but getting parts here in South Africa and services is a nightmare. Thinking of trading it for a Suzuki M109

Could you please let me know what the diameters of the plugs or buttons are that you made to fit inside the spindles.

I am going to attempt to find a machine shop that will make the tool you made to align your wheel. It doesn't appear too complicated but it certainly is effective.

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Nice vids. Thanks a lot. have same problem here with imperial wrenches... they cost like gold ;) Every info is good to be used. I am just going through. Waiting for bearrings puller/installer to be machined. and pump + lifters to arrive Thanks a lot again.

Hi My Dyna has 16000 should I get them checked? Is there a average mileage? Cheers Gary

Hi , im interested to shorten my suspension a little being an ex mechanic im ok doing stuff but its a delicate balance i need to get the right results , i need about half inch on the back and 3/4 2 on the front to try . it rides very good lean angle good so its all about how to trade off one for the other ! ...do you have any guidence or comments ...

Had the same problem, simple solution was an air impact wrench, did the job

hello, anybody willing to help me with 1700 ccm engine camshaft timing?

Greatly appreciate your videos, shame Harley allowed it to need doing. Lovely bike.

This cam chain design nearly killed Harley Davidson and put it back in the amc day again. The EVO design with gears was about as good as it good for the technology of the day but the huge primary chain rotating in oil was problematic as well making Harley Davidson motorcycles to labor intensive even for mechanics trained to work on them. Other manufacturers have gear drive primaries, full counter balancing, full liquid cooling and large radiators that keep them running like a car. HD doesn’t change until forced to which brought on the Milwaukee 8.

Really wonderful set of videos. Also really great engineering with the making of the tools.

You know i hate to hear all the crying about twin cam tensioners. Check them if they are bad replace. Pull the cam plate every other oil change and check them. Ive a twin cam myself and i will be checking mine shortly. A will replace with oem parts no up grade no performance parts. Its a two cylinder engine. You can only expect so much.

Some early twin cam engines had cam bearing failure which was bad. Harley installed better bearings the second year and that went away. Using good synthetic oil makes a huge difference in lubrication and the cam shoe life. My 2000 wide glide now has 85,000 on the factory cam shoes. But, I have used amsoil since the second oil change and I change oil and filter at 5,000. I don't hot rod it and the engine seldom is revved higher than 3,000. I knew about the bearing failure but the dealer reassured me mine had the newer bearings. Besides I had the extended warranty so if it blew, I got a free repair. Once It turned over the 50,000 mark I knew It had the good bearings. I only recently learned about the shoes that needed to be replaced! It was part luck but I think mostly the Amsoil, and I don't ride hard. I cracked the cover and I could see the shoe was worn down to the halfway mark. So, I got out the shop manual and I'm tearing into it to replace the shoes.

you are pretty much and engineer, building your own tools is very impressive

And engine ever made with a timing chain has this issue this is nothing new, knocking harley for it is a cheap joke

Still more reliable than your UK made junk

What year is your Deluxe? I have a 2006 Deluxe with 40,000 miles on it now. I've checked my cam chain tensioners at every 10,000 miles. The tensioners are still within the wear limit (less than half of the shoe thickness). I was intending to change them but I figure I have another 10,000 miles before they need changing. It seems that the shoe material was not as resistant from 99' to 02'.

This is the most decent mesure system that I have ever seen for Thunderbirds. I just bought that laser tool, but I do not think it will work. You definitely should sell those caps.

if you don't have the sprocket locking tool all you have to do is push on the back brake while you're torquing them.... When you had the top end apart you should have put rocker lockers in to eliminate rocker arm chatter against the bolts which is an annoying noise we all suffer from.

I have this same issue today!

Enjoyed these videos. I have an 03 Fatboy with 33k miles, time to get this done. Thank you.

I see this is older video but all the same great job mate, you are very intuitive.

Thanks for the videos,Nice and clear without the music some folks use. my Deuce 02 just coming up to 19,000 genuine miles.So will crack the cam cover in the next few weeks,and check the tensioners.Its a pity we get shafted in the uk for tools etc.Have noticed the screaming eagle bits in sycamore HD,On Ebay. Hope its still working all ok,stay safe.Bob Wolverhampton

Do you turn the fuel off before removing the fuel line? If so where is the fuel tap?

Hi, if you're unable to make your own, then I would suggest Snap On or MAC tools would be your best bet! Regards PB

Where can I buy that torque adapter?

I pulled my tensioners out ; and threw them away......

I agree with the concerns about the camchain tensioner shoes. I just uploaded 4 videos of my 2003 TC88 at shop yesterday. I have only 11k original miles, but dont ever want to go through a chain tensioner failure. I had a 2002 TC88 with 57k and still no tensioner fix yet. The bike was very unique, from what Ive learned.. This was before I became aware of the importance of preventing failure.. I checked the crank runout and ordered an S&S 509g complete camchest upgrade. I truly love the Harley motorcycle, and believe with this fixed, the bike should be all good for many years. Everything has ups and downs. This is the crap, however could be much worse. After all, nothing else is a Harley !

By the way you talked about tappet bleed down and duration of rear cylinder bleeding, I am assuming you didn't find top dead center before tightening rockers? I sure hope I am wrong because you can destroy your valves in a hurry if you don't. There is a definite reason why you don't just tighten rockers without TDC.

We are going to shoot a KZbin video ; of a twin-cam 88 running with the cam chain tensioners pulled. Then, we are going to look for a Mil-8 motor ; pull the hydraulic tensioners out ; plug the oil feed ; and re-shoot another video of this motor running without those chain tensioners.......

If you crack a cam chest open replace with a gear cam kit always and call it a day.

Hi Paul: Have you published a video showing initial strip down of TBird 1600 front forks? I need to replace the (original) oil in my 2010!! Your other videos are great, would just be helpful if you would show the initial breakdown. Many thanks Chris

Always used amsoil if that tells you anything 😉. Upgraded with screaming eagle cam plate stage 2 cams and high volume oil pump

My twin cam has 94 thousands miles and still going strong with no issues. Tensioners have never been changed and bike has never had any issues but finally decided to have it worked on for shits and giggles lol

you are a hero I would never have thought out your methods of repairing the twin cam , thank you sir

I have 38.000million i need change obligatory catain?? End pomp oil. Really you came foe holiday in country 🇮🇹

Very nice. I have one fat boy 2004 yar. We have dream have meccanic egual you in Italy. You came for holiday and you do meccanic. Whot you think for pomp oil fueling, is well??? 😏

Great video thanks you

If I had Not noticed my Oil Gauge go down to zero and shut the engine off, I would have never known about this problem. I had a shop replace mine and clean out the engine ($1000 Gone) My engine would have blown at 28,000 miles. This is crazy engineering. (2004 FLHTC).

What about placing the fork under compression? Maybe the pressure itself and the spring will stop it from moving. That tool looks proper though!