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40,000 Miles.....38K H-D Dino

First of all, a MASSIVE thanks to 'Nt Train' from Memphis USA!!!

Out of the blue I get an e-mail asking me if I would like to 'borrow' an Inner Cam Bearing remover/installer to do this job.

This was not asked for, and I can't thank 'NT' enough for his trust and generosity!!!

He shipped this tool over to the UK from the US at his own expense!!! PLUS, he included two Inner Torrington B148's!!!!

The Mans is a Star!!!...

Not to forget 'Smokey' & 'Thealien'!!!.... Parts Exporters Extraordinaire...



Remove the FootBoard and take the front Motor Mount Bolt out...Pry the Engine 'Up' & 'Back' to give the front Pipe room the clear the
Cylinder Head


Not many pics between 1 & 2, needed my hands to 'wrescle' with that fucker of a Pipe!!!

As you can see, success!!!

One tip though. Loosen the rear bleed nipple, press the brake pedal as low as it'll go, tie it down then
tighten the bleed nipple again .
I didn't...Tied it down just, but the Bleed nipple trick lets you lower it even lower. Much easier as you'll see later!!!


Off with the AirCleaner...........


and get 'snapping'!!!

I didn't bother with pushrod to cam position as I figured that a snapped pushrod would be the same as a valve closing.


Don't forget the O-Rings...TOP


and Bottom.


Bag'n'Tag the lifter's making a note as to their position, font inner/outer...
Write down the position of the Oil Holes...Facing out, or Facing in towards the crank?


Bag'n'Tag the Lifter Cover Bolts.

Bag'n'Tag the Cam Cover bolts and KEEP THEM SEPERATE from the Support Plate bolts!!! They're longer....

If you don't this MIGHT happen, quoted from the HarleyTC88 list:

when we put the lifters in the bores, the outboard lifters would not go back into the bores...you guessed it, during the
dissasembly, the cam cover and support plate bolts were mixed up and the longer cam cover bolts were installed into the
support plate and tragically, the top bolts dimpled the inside of the lifter bores.


A tip from Douglas Murray:
The caution that you mentioned on the risk of mixing up the bolts for the cam support plate and dimpling the lifter bores is well advised.

When I did my cams, I tried something that helped assure this did not happen to me. I took a piece of cardboard larger than the cam cover
and drew the cam cover shape on it as well as the cam support plate. I then put a small hole in the cardboard where each bolt was and
stuck the bolt in its proper hole in the cardboard when I took it out. I also marked the torque settings and tightening sequence on the
cardboard so I'd be sure to have it right when I put the motor back together.
It really eased putting the motor back together and eliminated me constantly checking the service manual to assure I was using the right specs.
I was assured of putting the bolts back in their correct holes and also had less of a chance of using the wrong torque settings and stripping
some of those aluminum threads

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