Cam timing on an Ironhead Sportster

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Knucklehead's Garage

6 жыл бұрын

Watch the whole thing. There's a second set installed and timed after the first

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@corpse7718 Ай бұрын

The short answer is yes. The long answer is when the pinion gear is at 11 o’clock everything should line up perfectly.

@AaronRiegel 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing the pinion gear up close. I couldn't find a mark upon quick inspection. I'll go after it with good lighting tomorrow and see if I can find it. 👍

@jameseschborn4913 5 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say hey thanks you pointed me in the right direction after some further research I found a little stamp in the end of one of the splines on the shaft

@corpse7718 5 жыл бұрын

Cool! Glad to help

@corpse7718 4 жыл бұрын

Kenny H If it's retarded a tooth, you'll likely get valve to piston contact. The piston chases the exhaust valve closed, and if the valve is that late getting closed, the piston will likely catch it. The other way you’ll lose compression

@bee2333 Ай бұрын

So tdc at the rear?!!!

@angusowens2411 5 жыл бұрын

Good video man , make more man i subscribed

@engleharddinglefester4285 3 жыл бұрын

Did you forget the idler gear washer #25811-11?

@corpse7718 3 жыл бұрын

No. It’s a 1979.

@johnsmithth3318 4 жыл бұрын

Make sure the shims are correct

@corpse7718 4 жыл бұрын

Harley service manual says to use them as frisbees

@jameseschborn4913 5 жыл бұрын

Where do you set the Pistons at top dead center on the front so that you can put the first gear that runs the oil pump at 11 o’clock?

@corpse7718 5 жыл бұрын

The video shows you that when all the timing marks are properly lined up the hole in the oil gear faces you

@corpse7718 5 жыл бұрын

If I didn’t show it, it should be facing you when the timing marks are all lined up

@jameseschborn4913 5 жыл бұрын

I have a 77 sportster it has no hole at all in the gear for the oil pump but what I’m really wondering is the splines on the primary shaft that turns with the motor all the splines are the same there is no way to tell where the motor is when I put that gear on at 11 o’clock so where should the pistons be so that I can put that gear on at 11 o’clock?

@corpse7718 5 жыл бұрын

Email me a pic. The pinion shaft has to have a mark

@jameseschborn4913 5 жыл бұрын

Where would I send it to?