What kind of oil pump do you need for a dished camshaft?
To keep it short – For a flat camshaft, you’ll need an EARLY style oil pump. Dished camshafts require a LATE style oil pump. Whats the difference?
How are oil pump and camchest installed on a camplate?
The Feuling cams and oil pump were installed onto the new camplate and torqued to factory specs. To properly line up the cams in correct order, the two hash marks on the front of the cams had to be lined up. The new camplate, cams, and oil pump were installed into the engine and torqued to factory specs.
How to tell which oil pump I have?
Late style engines (dual port, 1971 and later) use a dished-faced camshaft, identified by the deep dish on the camface and the 4 rivets holding the cam gear. These were used on all dual port engines 1971 and on. Dished camshafts require a late-style oil pump, which has a longer oil pump drive tab. How do I tell which camshaft I have? Easy!
Where is the oil pump on a Harley Davidson?
The oil pump contains an inner and outer section that houses three pairs of oil pump gears. These gears are floating on the crankshaft. To remove the oil pump, carefully slide the gears and pump sections off the crankshaft. If the gears are being re-used, inspect them for damage and label the oil pump gear positions during removal.
How do you replace oil pump on Harley Davidson?
Slide the sprockets onto the camshaft and crankshaft rotating the rear wheel as necessary to align the timing marks. Apply red Threadlocker to the mounting bolt threads and engine oil to the bolt flanges. Use the sprocket locking tool and torque the crankshaft bolt to 25 ft-lbs. Torque the camshaft bolt to 34 ft-lbs.
The Feuling cams and oil pump were installed onto the new camplate and torqued to factory specs. To properly line up the cams in correct order, the two hash marks on the front of the cams had to be lined up. The new camplate, cams, and oil pump were installed into the engine and torqued to factory specs.
What kind of oil is in a Feuling Cam?
Ours was just in the allowed tolerances set by Feuling. The stock H-D cam chain and chain tensioner were removed from the OEM cam chest. The Feuling Oil Pump was pre-lubed with the correct weight motor oil before it was installed onto the new camplate.
Can a high flow oil pump be replaced?
If you have purchased a high-flow oil pump, follow the manufacturer’s installation procedures. They should be bolt in with the proper fitment, and an OEM replacement will go back on just as the old came off. You may not need to actually replace the oil pump, but give it a good cleaning.