What does the slash mark on a cam gear mean?
Its matching pinion gear has teeth across the full width of the pinion gear body. The matching breather gear has a “slash mark” (l) to identify its timing position. The late 1977 through 1984 (non-Evolution®) engines used a cam gear with a “curved tooth”. This gear is identified by a “groove” cut into the face of the gear.
What kind of cam gear does a Harley Davidson use?
properly mated to the other components for compatibility. The 1948 through early 1977 engines use a cam gear with a “straight cut tooth”. This gear is plain in appearance with no identification marks required by Harley-Davidson®. Its matching pinion gear has teeth across the full width of the pinion gear body.
What are the different sizes of crane cam gear?
It is advisable to match the color code of the cam gear (if available) to the color code of the origi- nal pinion gear. Crane offers three cam gear sizes which are .001″ difference in pitch diame- ter. They are identified as color code “yellow” (smaller size), “red” (medium size), and “blue” (larger size).
Its matching pinion gear has teeth across the full width of the pinion gear body. The matching breather gear has a “slash mark” (l) to identify its timing position. The late 1977 through 1984 (non-Evolution®) engines used a cam gear with a “curved tooth”. This gear is identified by a “groove” cut into the face of the gear.
Can you re torquing a Shovelhead on a motorcycle?
According to Shovelhead USa, both the primary and chain oilers can be plugged without harming the motorcycle. Re-torquing or tightening bolts on a Shovelhead is a common practice due to the amount of vibration from the motor. Just tightening a loose bolt will do little for the performance of the motorcycle, however.
properly mated to the other components for compatibility. The 1948 through early 1977 engines use a cam gear with a “straight cut tooth”. This gear is plain in appearance with no identification marks required by Harley-Davidson®. Its matching pinion gear has teeth across the full width of the pinion gear body.
Can a chain drive Shovelhead cause an oil leak?
The Shovelhead was equipped with automatic oilers in the primary and for the chain drive. These two systems have historically taken the blame for oil leaks. According to Shovelhead USa, both the primary and chain oilers can be plugged without harming the motorcycle.