This channel's potential is unlimited . Watching and understanding the work of a Pro is priceless. Thanks so much, this helps A LOT !

'04 FLHR, ~35K miles, single owner. Been cutting the oil filter open every oil change, checking for nylon particles. However, I know it's about time to change to tensioner shoes. Usually when I watch a YooToob video, it shows the best way to NOT do something. Yours was actually... inspiring... :)) Thanks muchly for the helpful tutorial!

I have just read all the comments below and learned a lot of useful information. The best place on YT when wrenching on your HD.

Hey man , just got done replacing my cam chain tensioners on my 03 softail, all work was done following you and your videos, and it went flawlessly!!!!! I cannot express enough gratitude to you for your time and knowledge, Thank you so much!!! I wish I lived close to you, you would get any and all of my bike work!! I was gonna send you a couple of pics of the work getting done by me, but I couldn't find a email address for you. Anyhow, so grateful for your time!!!! Stay safe and God Bless you buddy! John

I do not have a garage, they are simply not available in the city I live (in Germany). My bike is parked outside on the street under the cover so my repairs depend on the weather conditions. I had to replace the bearings and the tensioner shoes on my FXDX 2000 (Clutch replacement and service and some wiring done already). Since it has rained a lot recently I used this time and have built my own press from few pieces of fittings, wood and an old 2t - hydraulic jack. The cost of the build was under 50EUR / 50$ and it took me a couple of hours only. I have built it on the kitchen table, no special tools required, only a drill. It fits behind my wardrobe in my room because I have no garage and thus no space issues :) Having said that, I have used this press to remove the old ball bearings from the cam plate, pressing the new set in, pressing the race on the cam with no jims tools - used the old bearing to press against. Finally pressing the cam in the plate. Worked like a charm. Thank you David for your inspiration, your support, for getting the Cyco Gaskets for me from USA to Germany and all your kind suggestions and Ideas.

i have an 02 heritage with 25k miles and sometime soon i will have to do something. i can't believe HD couldn't have come up with a little something better than plastic like maybe a roller with bearing. thnx for the info and demo.

Just found your channel. I have a 2K Heritage that I bought in 06 as a total and put back together. I have never checked the tensioners ( I must be really lucky) or the original owner had them replaced. This thing had 45K when I got it and I have put on at least another 20K. Going to pull the cover before the season starts this year and see what is what. I will definitely replace the tensioners. Thanks for the video!

Love the video man. I rode for 11 years with the police department and I'm about to buy my first true bike. I'm thinking about buying a 2006 Softtail from a guy I meet recently. Another good friend of mine lives in Georgia has a 2005 Softtail and he schooled me on the fact that the tensioners had to be replaced every so often. So I'm doing my homework before I make a purchase. I was a mechanic in the Army back in the day so I think I can tackle the job. Awesome info. Music was a little loud at times but I think I made out what you was saying. Keep up the good work and videos.

I wasn't looking forward to doing this, but now I'm feeling fine about it, maybe it's the Jack Daniels. Kidding aside, another great video.

This is by far the best how-to Harley video on KZfaq! Thank you!

Thanks for the video. My dad passed away recently and I just took ownership of his 2005 Ultra Classic. I also suffered a head injury that resulted in a TBI. Mine affects me more than I let on but having videos like this one help me tremendously. Thanks for the help!

I’ve been turning wrenches for over 50 years primarily on cars , truck and tractors. Never had schooling just the way I was raised I guess. I really enjoy your vids there is no bullshit just facts. I just started building the latest Harley engines and in the distant past I built a few shovels and several iron head sportsters. I like how you get into the nitty gritty on the best ways to do things. Keep at it brother thanks!

Man, after watching this, im canceling my purchase of a twin cam heritage...i will keep my simple evolution 1340 thanks

Hey brother, I just want to ay thank you for sharing your knowledge on this.I did have harley davidso press my cams and put the secondary tensioner.I also went with the SS quickies for my next go round. Again thank you shes up and running now.

Thank you! Great video, helped me get back on the road with good tensioners.

Great job, I just changed my tensioners on my Kawasaki vulcan very easy compared to what you just did there, you'd think they would have a better design for tensioners they wouldn't wear out, always good to learn just in case.

So far your the best on you tube for bike maintenance my man ! We Ty

Thank you for taking time to make videos. What a great help before I do it myself.

Brother very cool,info was great. I subbed. I have to do this to my wife’s 03 lowrider. Only has less than 14 thousand miles. This is her iPad I’m using it. Thanks for sharing this important process. This is the third one I’ve watched and the better one. I’m confident I can handle it now. Thank you

Great video. Did mine two years ago and used the shoes from Cyco Gaskets. Figured the "Stanyl polymide" shoes would have to be better than stock. Thanks for proving it. I was going to convert to hydraulic this winter, but going to stay with the springs and save that $800.00 and use it to fill up my gas tank {maybe]. Anyway I'm 71 and figure ole Double Barrel will probably outlast me. I subscribed, so keep those motion pictures coming.

You would definitely be my trusted Harley guy if we were in the same area! You make it look easy and for you it may be. I would entrust it to a pro like yourself.

Excellent video! Very well narrated so anyone can understand it. Thank You.

You are the man! I learned so much right here. Im filling my cart with shit I need to do this job and added the pushrods. Im not installing new cams, but I know I need to do the shoes. So Ill def be in the cam chest again at some point. Im also ordering a high pressure oil pump, so now I know I need those alignment pins you mentioned in the beggining! Thank you.

Thanks Bro Great Video, My 02 LowRider 37K needs the tensioners. They look like the rear in the video. 20 years not bad.

Appreciate the video so much, watched all the commercials! Thank you!

Been waiting on this. Seen a few but one more is always better just to see how others do it. Ty sir.

So, today was the day to open her up and see how things look. It's 2003 FLHTCI, just turned over 26K miles, I'm probably the third owner. It took nearly three hours to get the exhaust apart, including time for PBlast and WD40 to penetrate some of the rustier stuff. Three header bolts came off easily enough--always gotta have one sonofabitch in a bunch. One nut took about an hour of teasing, soaking, and wrenching. The cross over header pipe was just ornery as it could be. That was probably another thirty minutes of disconnecting sections so I could twist the pipe enough to get some pBlast at the joint and finally got'r'dun. Cam chest cover was easy to remove, once the foot pad and exhaust were removed. The outside tension pad was in much better condition than I expected but was worn down into a grove. It looks like it could probably go another 15K miles. While I didn't remove the cam plate to inspect the inside tensioner I could see that it was worn more than the outer pad and I think I see a crack developing along the side. If I had the adjustable pushrods on hand I'd have gone ahead and removed the cam plate but I just didn't want to mess with it until I have what I need to do the job. After studying all the options, for days, and seeing how everything gets nickled and dimed to death I decided to splurge on the S&S 509C kit. It wasn't cheap, about $1,685 but almost everything is there. I'm 70 years old and this probably my last bike, may as well make her as good as I can, while I can! I need a better torque wrench. What's that rig that your using? I still need to get the cam bearing remover/install kit and may get one of those timing gear jammers, as well. Hell, I'm about as excited as a 50 year old with a free Viagra, a company credit card, at a Las Vegas convention! Hope the reassembly goes a bit faster than the breakdown. It would be nice to open and close on the same day.

20 years as a powersports tech with no HD experience. I'm learning something new. Thank you, sir. 110 ft Lbs threw me tho LOL

Great video love all the tips and tricks you provided now I feel confident and doing this Job I do have a question what brand pushrods you running? Keep them vids coming great content Thanks !!!

Great video. Very informative. I am about to do this to my 03 Ultra classic.

Great video brother. You're a kick-ass teacher 👍

Thank You for sharing your expertise and valuable time.

Another great video! I'm going to place an order from Cyco Gaskets soon. I'll tell them you sent me. Please keep the videos coming. I'll be watching. Thanks

Great video! You deserve many more subscribers. Have a 06 HD Heritage Softail Classic with 14k miles. At some point I will need to tackle this job.

Thanks for shooting straight. I've never done it but now that I've seen it there's nothing to it. Mine just failed on me a few days ago at the lonestar rally. Thank you for the info. I'm ready to ride as always. 05 FLHTCSE2

Jus found your channel ..love the videos seem like a good man brother ...please keep videos coming subscriber for life!!!

this video is gold! Thank you!

So glad I found your site.

Good video. Very informative. Thank you.

flawless how to, thanks brother.

Nice job brother! And very well explained also! Thank you

great stuff as always!

Thx I wish you were easier for the algorithm to find for me but I found it all the same cheers.

Thank you for this video, it helped me tremendously.

Excellent guidance

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Thanks I did the psycho shoes like you did I bought a 05 Road King 57,000 miles never been serviced they were at their limit almost metal on metal I did it myself at home and threw in some 203 Screamin Eagle cams runs good was thinking about doing hydraulic to it but it's mild improved stock so just gonna leave it. Now I know how to change them out no problemo

Just found this channel.. good stuff man.

Boss man can I just bring you my bike to do this? I’ll pay you obviously but I trust you more than anyone I know from just seeing all your videos!

64 first harley thanks so much for the tips your a legend

Great vid!

Excellent hands on Video. Great job. I am now a new subscriber. Thx. 👍👍👏👏😁😁

Thanks for the videos. You mention keeping the retaining plate in the groove, on my 06 I don't see a groove it appears to just go over the bearings. I had a cam starting to go bad where it goes into needle bearings so am replacing. I lost track of the direction on the lifter oil hole should i just install with the holes facing the motor?

I've been running my Twin Cam with stock tentioners since new in 03. Every 10 to 12 k I pull the cam cover and inspect the shoes. I intall new shoes around 20-25 k. H-D shoes definatly don't last that long though.

great video very well explained.

Great video

Is okay to reuse the cam bearing in the cam plate after pressing the cams out?I am doing this job on my 2005 springer classic and I enjoy the heck out of your videos. You keep it simple.

Didn't go to bed. Started running the screws down and it popped onto the dowel pins nicely.

What would you say is the typical LABOR cost for installing the camshaft plate and tensioner kit? I don't have a press or any of the special tools required to complete this job.

Great job.

Excellent detail in this video. Do you have a video replacing cam shoes on the hydraulic tensioners? Mine is a 96 ci. What is the recommended life of the shoes?

Great video! I have a 2016 dyna switchback with 13000 on it. When should I be checking inside the cam cover? I think this year has hydraulic tensioners, do these last longer?

Great video thanks

Love this video, Just bought my fathers 2004 Road king. I have a 2018 King but I am really enjoying riding the 04. the bike has 65000 miles on it but at 35000 miles the tensioners went out on him in Iowa and we live in PA. He didn't know where the rattling sound was coming from but he road it home. His MC mechanic kept his old tensioners for a display in his shop. The repair hit his pocket pretty hard. Since I have this bike I am ready to dive into the cam chest thanks to your video. I would really lone to purchase that tool to remove the tensioner without pressing out the cams but I cant find it anywhere...it seems like whoever makes it just stopped making them. I guessing I'm going to harbor freight to get a cheap press that I don't have room for in my garage. Hoping you know where I can find this tool.

New Subscriber. Thanks for the video man, it was really good and to the point, just like I like 'em! A feller can tell you have done this a couple of times! I'm having Harley do this for me right now, and upgrading to the new cam plate and hyd tensioners, as well as the new oil pump. I have a 05 Electra Glide that has the big bore kit and 211 cams with 31K on it. I just bought the bike in August. I pulled the cam cover and mine were wore over half way. Look forward to going over all your videos!! God Bless!! Quick question, do you run your bike with oil that's completely full to the mark of the stick? I am getting a fair amount of oil in the air filter housing and gonna do a filter or catch can job to stop dumping oil on the top of my piston. Any favorites for that mod? Thanks again!!

Great video Can you provide the part numbers for the shoes & gasket kit you prefer please

Good info

Thanks for your response. I purchased the replacement parts. Now I have a couple questions. Will each push rod take only one cut each? What is the tightening specs for each push rod?

I want to rebuild my tensioners (hydraulic) and primary chain tensioner shoes, where do you get them? Your video was great.

Thank you for a awesome video !! I have a question is there a reason you remove the cams to change out the tensioners ? Again thank you for this video.

Awesome channel... one of the best on twin cam Harley Davidson motorcycles there is. Is the screamin eagle $550 hydraulic cam plate / oil pump upgrade worth doing or is it a waste of money when you can do $15 cyco gaskets? Really appreciate your opinion.

Great video! Thanks for the info really enjoyed it. Do you have a link for the brand of tensioner pads?

When you took it off I seen it wasn't timed up is that something you don't worry about until reassembly you time it back up to topdead center

On my 99' FLHRCI TC, Do I need to also change the pushrod tubes to when I install adjustable pushrods? What adjustable pushrods do you recommend?

Great video Brother. I've done a few of these, always use Red loctite on cam & Crank bolts. But I have a question for you, what is the Reasoning behind the 15 ft lbs & backing off 360 before final torque? I do it , but would like to know your professional opinion why!! Thx again!!

how do you know when to change the tensioners. do you go by miles or is there noise or clunk before they break. great video keep it up

Just picked up a 2003 Super Glide (my first Harley) with 23k miles. Figured for peace of mind, I would just replace the tensioners right away. Would you recommend also replacing the inner cam bearings? I don't the bearing puller/installation tool, so would need to order that if I need to do it. Great vid by the way! Helped me wrap my head around the job.

New sub here, would you recommend moving to the hydraulic tensioners with up graded oil pump for 2006 RK ? When I clicked thru your link for replacement pads it states up to 2005? Appreciate your vid , clear and concise, best of all ex HD tech! if you are going to recommend hydraulic which would you suggest he screaming eagle, feuling or SS? Thank you sir!

Just last night I swapped out the pads. Mine aren’t as loose on the pin as your, not sure if I over peened the pin. They still pivot, so I’m thinking there going to wear in? Otherwise all else is going as planned. Keep up the good work.

Been thinking about doing a big bore kit from S&S on my 06 Night Train. Will the cam chain tensioners handle the power if I keep up with replacing the shoes with the Cyco shoes?

Bought my first Harley, 01 Dyna, looking to get all the info i can on upkeep. I dont have the book so its research research research time.

What's you thoughts on replacing with hydraulic tensioner kit? Do the lifters stay pumped up?

I have a 2000 FLSTS and it has a cam position sensor. Can the cam chest cover be removed and just tied over out of the way to do this process? Thanks for the video. 😉👍

I'm thinking about changing out my push rods on my '02 FLHTCUI. What brand adjustable push rods do you recommend?

After installations of cam plate no need to put the pistons TDC? Did you keep the OE plate and oil pump? Can I keep OE plate, get S&S pump and cams and get a good performance? I have 03 25k original tensioners. That’s almost 20 years now. I checked barley any wear.

I was installing a new Feuling camchest kit with all new o rings but when I went to torque the camplate I noticed one of the bolts was stripped. So I had to remove the camplate along with the oil pump that was already attached to the camplate. I fixed the thread with a helicoil but I wanted to know, those new o rings should still be good right? To go to the Harley dealer and get new o rings it’s about a 45 minute drive

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Thank you for this video it has saved my ass big time. No need to do the oil pump alignment procedure? I guess if you dont remove it its not needed?

Excellent video. I have been debating to use spring loaded or do the conversion to hydraulic. I think I will stay with spring loaded. Did you leave your oil pump attached to the plate when reinstalling? Did you have to "alig" the oil pump with tapered tools when installing the oil pump? It was great to see that you can use the same inner bearings.

Great video. My service manual and my cam bearing removal tool (George’s Garage but like Jim’s) say to not remove the cams any themselves and remove with the bearings or I could damage the cam plate. I noticed y left the bearings in place. Thoughts on the service manual recommendations?

So is this not as big of an issue on the twin cam 96 as it is on the 88? I’m at 26,000 miles on my 96 and wondering if I should do the replacement

Do you recommend replacing the oil pump? If so stock or aftermarket?

Did you change them without pulling the rockers and lifters? Just curious, we are getting ready to do my Son's 2004 RK and thought we had to take the pushrods and lifters out.

i just bought a 2000 flhtc from the widow of a buddy. he passed about a year ago from cancer and the bike had been sitting for about 5 years. i have shovel and M8 but this is my first twin cam. what hydraulic pushrods should i use in a stock 88? thanks for all your videos

The from one is pretty easy to change.. the one behind especially if it's a spring tensioner is a bitxh

😉👍, cool watching

did you put loctite on all screws and bolts and what color?

Ok. Just cut my pushrods (little stressful first time). Rotated tire until rods spun freely. Seems to be ok. Does it matter How far the lifters are up or down at this point ? Wants make sure before I remove cam plate

Hey brother, quick question, just got done putting together a 05 Heritage, my question is on the Rocker assembly 4 bolt's , I didn't use any blue loctite!! My Manuel didn't say too!! I did clean bolts and threads & torque to 20 ft lbs. What's your opinion? Should I tear Rocker assembly Back down & blue loctite them!! Thx!!

Just pulled my cover for a 10k inspection, barely any ware on em. Look like the day I put em in. Had to come back here for tq pattern tho. Once again thanks for all the help. P.S are you still going to be making shirts with your logo on em? Still dieing to buy a few haha