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Aug 1st, 2007, 03:17 PM
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#1 | | Very Active Poster 50+
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: McKinney, Texas
Posts: 54 Model: 2005 Road King Classic Occupation: Business Owner
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Ok guys, I am not even kind-of handy in the garage so give me a break if some of this sounds crazy .. 
I heard of at least 6 people who have had major engine problems due to the cam bearings and/or cam tensioner (???). The one thing all these Hogs had in common was their mileage ... about 35,000 - 40,000 miles. This sounds like a lot of coincidence. I have 33,000 on my 2005 and I am beginning to think I need to come up with a complaint just so I can get things covered under warranty. | 
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Aug 1st, 2007, 05:20 PM
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#2 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Stanton, NJ
Posts: 1,287 Model: 04 Dyna WG (with a 240 rear tire) Interests: Harleys, drag racing, family, fishing, my rottweilers, the UFC Occupation: Carpenter/Builder
| Is that bike still covered under warranty with that many miles on it?? I thought 10K miles was the warranty? | |
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Aug 1st, 2007, 05:34 PM
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#3 | | Very Active Poster 50+
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: McKinney, Texas
Posts: 54 Model: 2005 Road King Classic Occupation: Business Owner
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3 year extended with unlimited miles | |
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Aug 1st, 2007, 06:11 PM
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#4 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Stanton, NJ
Posts: 1,287 Model: 04 Dyna WG (with a 240 rear tire) Interests: Harleys, drag racing, family, fishing, my rottweilers, the UFC Occupation: Carpenter/Builder
| NICE, I didn't know they offered that kind of warranty. Might as well take it in and have them check it if your at all nervous about it, ya know? Definitely better safe than sorry. | |
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Aug 1st, 2007, 06:33 PM
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#5 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alvin TX
Posts: 1,547 Model: 03 E Glide X cop bike Interests: My family Old Dodge truck's Riding My Glide Occupation: Retired truck Driver
| Yep if it make's you feel better take it in & have them check it as long as it already paid for , I have 50K on my 03 E Glide & no problums yet | |
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Aug 1st, 2007, 07:15 PM
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#6 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Stanton, NJ
Posts: 1,287 Model: 04 Dyna WG (with a 240 rear tire) Interests: Harleys, drag racing, family, fishing, my rottweilers, the UFC Occupation: Carpenter/Builder
| Better knock on wood now that you said that Cowboy!  You know how sh*t goes once you talk about it. | |
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Aug 2nd, 2007, 08:49 AM
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#7 | | More than 100 posts!
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cape Coral, Florida
Posts: 124 Model: '04 FXDL Interests: drag racing, muscle cars, street rods, annoying others
| Both areas have had issues, the cam chain tenioner shoes should be checked out for wear by 20k miles. Book says replace if more then 50%. The front one is easy, the back one you can use a dental mirror and see how deep the chain rivets are riding in the shoe to figure how much wear.
The inner cam bearings are rollors so everything can be assembled. That means they are not a press fit and "loose" by comparison. Somewhere along the line moco went with questionable quality bearings there. They should be replaced with a timken/torrington roller bearing. (Which are included in the "cam installation kits".) | |
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Aug 2nd, 2007, 09:59 AM
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#8 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: middleburg, pa
Posts: 678 Model: 06 FLST hertiage, stage 1 1450 pc111 Interests: hunting,wood working Occupation: medical asst. tech/DPW
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the warnt. is only as good as the steeler's word  | |
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Aug 2nd, 2007, 10:05 AM
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#9 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,915
| Taking it in to get it checked isn't a warranty covered issue, HD only pays if it grenades and I think it was a 5 yr 50K extension on the cam bearings.
Gear drive is the best way to go if you will be keeping the motor for a long time JMO.
also get a bit more power out of it by changing to a nice mild street cam like an S&S 510 or ANdrews 37b | 
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Aug 3rd, 2007, 09:26 PM
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#10 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Valley, CA
Posts: 209 Model: 2005 RoadGlide, 1996 RoadKing, 2005 Delu Interests: Motorcycles, Grandkids Occupation: HD Service Tech
| Here is the bugger to the cam chain tensioner issue. The tensioner shoes are a wear item so they aren't covered by the warrenty. But if the tensioner lets loose then the warrenty (2 years/unlimited milage) or extended warrenty covers the repairs plus your $50 deductable. I've seen tensioners fail in 20K and I just replaced the plate, chain, cams and bearings on an 03 Dyna with 85K on the extended service contract. Where I work, the inspection of the tensioners is paid for by the customer but if we find them bad the extended service contract covers the replacment of tensioners and the bearings. Also the chain if there is any questions about it's servicability. | |
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Aug 4th, 2007, 06:32 AM
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#11 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Michigan
Posts: 541 Model: Harley 02' Heritage Classic Interests: Riding Occupation: Riding - Semi Retired
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Originally Posted by voodoochild  NICE, I didn't know they offered that kind of warranty. Might as well take it in and have them check it if your at all nervous about it, ya know? Definitely better safe than sorry. | Yep...got the 3 year extended on my 02 Heritage when I bought it. Not sure about now, but at that time you could get up to a 7 year extended warranty. | |
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