The nuts have a divit in them that makes them a lock nut already. If you look on the flat of the nut you should see a roundish indentation… that’s it

I don’t know anymore. You’d have to get an estimate from a shop.

I believe only the Dynas have hydraulic in 2006

I have a 06 RK and I just removed the Primary cover to have a look. I had a little pitting in the primary shoe but not bad. I do run 100% syn oil and that, I believe, makes a huge difference! I'm going to button it up and not worry about it for another 20k miles.

Hondas last forever

They have the good Hydraulic ones on anything past 06 when they went to the 96 ci

From what I understand it is 99 thru 06 with this issue. I just picked up an 06 heritage classic today.

Could be a lot of things but the first thing I'd look at is the cam sprocket timing. Could be off a tooth. As to the tensioner wearing out almost immediately..... no thoughts on that except that it must be way too tight. Go with the hydraulics!

what was the damage? im curious

Mr.Bill Reed, what was the price from the Dealer. Just curious. Thanks

@@theroadking547 Well, I had that done, and some other work done, all told it was about $2000. But, I think the cost of the parts was $700, plus 2 hours labor (I think they priced it out at), so it was just short of $1000 for that alone. But, like I said, I had a bunch of work done over the winter. Unfortunately, I dont have a garage, and I live in New England, so, I dont do my own work.

Eason Sylus yep . Has been mentioned before read the previous posts

good catch...

Trace Kilpatrick depends on how far backed off the nut is: if your saying it’s backed off 1 thread and stuck then I’d try first a good pair of vice grips on the flat end and use some penetration lube. Or jam a large screwdriver in between the hour glass shaped spacer block and the clamp thereby applying enough pressure against the flat part that it doesn’t turn any longer, while undoing the nut. If that doesn’t work I’d use a die grinder and cut the bolt and nut and or the clamp itself in an area where if you punch through the clamp you don’t damage the muffler or exhaust. If it’s backed of a 1/4 to 1/2 inch great, pull the muffler off and remove the clamp, no need to take the nut completely off, just loose enough to work the muffler back and forth on the head pipe until the muffler mouth has been spread far enough to release its grip on the head pipe and you can easily pull the muffler off. Remember lube is your friend. Does that make sense??

1030 miles in under 15 hours Portland Oregon to just outside of billings Montana iron butt for sure

No bad for being on a girl bike. After 60 years of riding on a pretty much daily basis I'm sure I have well over a million miles under my belt. The early years on a hydraglide... not exactly a comfortable bike. I like the old sportsters and had a 67 XLH that was a really good bike. Could have used a fifth gear though.

You can always trust Harley Davidson, the assemblers of "premium motorcycles" to cut corners and reduce quality where ever possible. If they didn't, S&S, Fueling and the others would have gone out of business eons ago. So don't reward these cheap, greedy bozos. Screaming eagle parts are what should be in the motorcycle right from the factory. Don't pay these dips twice! Buy better parts from trusted, reliable manufacturers.

How many miles and were you using Synthetic oil?

It is not. I have an 06 road king with them. The only ones exempt i think are the dynas

I believe 2006 dyna series had the hydraulic tensioners and also the ("bicycle") newer style chains, (which have a smoother outer surface, hence less aggressive ware on tensioner). The softail tc range didn't get the change untill '07. The earlier chains can have the outside surface polished, like a jewellers polish. This reduces abrasion and will help extend life of the tensioners.

Me too have 94000 with original tensioner on 2000 wide glide almost half way worn down, will be changing them soon. Love my twin cam.

Holly cam

03 super glide is a beaut. Good to hear. I have a 2002 Low Rider and it’s been a POS for me since I bought it last year. It only has 15,000 miles on it but so many things have gone wrong. Last month was the stator and swing arm bearing. Anyway I’d be very pleasantly surprised if I pull off that cam plate and I have decent looking shoes with little wear. But the fact that you did over 120K on yours gives me a sliver of optimism.

You shouldn't complain is the Dyno a 1380 ci or the 88 ci it only happened on the 88ci engines

I agree, HD should have had a recall for the shoddy design on the tensioners. But like most motorcycle companies, it is buyer beware. I replaced mine with the screamin eagle kit, it looks to be well engineered and well built and much cheaper than the aftermarket ones.

yelorsirhc hey man. Every engine on a Harley is different. I have a Dyna Super Glide 03 with over a hundred twenty thousand miles and I just changed the cam chain tensioners tonight and they were ready for it. Somewhere out at 50000 and some 80 and some 100 hundred. It's just one of those things. If you own a bike and work on it yourself, and if you don't know how to learn, you just have to check into these things. Again every engine is not the same and will not wear the same.

twcaldwell1951 I got to over a hundred and twenty thousand miles on mine. I just changed them tonight and going to try to get a hundred and twenty thousand more.

jason07770 that's kind of a problem... Assembly line procedures and quality control in manufacturing should ensure every engine is not different. They should all be the same.

yelorsirhc well I guess quality control was on their job on mine. Like I said I got a hundred and twenty thousand miles and some only get 50 or 80 thousand. But mine has been well taken care of with oil changes and maintenance at the right time.