2005 Twin Cam Tensioners Replacement

No I am not saying it won't work but that the persons making
the cam plate might be making the tool so it's a clue when you
open it on you toob it says if you want one to email holescreek@yahoo.com


BTW CA Phil said to tell you to look at
http://www.heartlandproducts.net/

They make US quality tools for HD products
at a lower cost than Jims, Snap On etc.

well it's in the info section on the video, he has a utoob channel

and there are comments from him just 4 days ago about
receiving an email on the tool......

here is the contact page for him,

https://www.youtube.com/user/Holescreek/about

You should be fine with bearings but if you have high miles I'd replace bearings and lifters. Cheap insurance and you are already doing 99% of the work just to get to tensioners

Might look at a cam kit with all the bits a nice mild cam would wake it up


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You should be fine with bearings but if you have high miles I'd replace bearings and lifters. Cheap insurance and you are already doing 99% of the work just to get to tensioners

Might look at a cam kit with all the bits a nice mild cam would wake it up


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JMO all the hoopla over going to gear drives or the new system to
get rid of the shoes is overblown. There are several hundred thousand
of these bikes out there, yeah it wasn't perfect but the stuff isn't blowing up all over the place,

They are wear parts, sacrificed and not a great design, as it puts bits of plastic into the oil, oil pump, etc as they wear, but not enough to kill an engine

When you take that bike apart, be sure to mark the orientation of the chains, you want them back on the same way they came off.

If you have a polishing wheel or access to one, polish the outside of the chain links, get them super smooth this will reduce wear eliminate burrs if any.

Lifters are cheap, contact CA Phil he ships overseas to a lot of folks, I think Neil has ordered parts from him. It's the right time to do them

Cams will come out on the TC and stay with the cam plate,

The bearings in the cam plate are easy, cams may just come out with the bearings without much pressure, getting them off the cams you will need a press

Inner cam bearings will require a blind hole puller, you have to be careful
as there is a lip on the inside don't want to damage it.

A trick is to put the parts you are installing in the freezer, these are interference fit so you can put the bearing in the freezer and the cases
are warm, the bearing will go in easier.

Also I think you can use a small allen from the front side of the cam plate
to hold the rear tensioner off the chain, this is good because if you put the tensioner on the chain the cams may spread open and be harder to get into
the inner case bearings.

Once you get the cam plate back in, you HAVE to align the oil pump, the simple way is to not put the 4 bolts in for the pump, remove the plugs from the bike, put it in 5th, and turn the rear wheel by hand a few times, this will center the oil pump without special tools, then put in the bolts and tighten to spec.