Cam Chain Extenders Done!

**coacha** · 02-27-2011, 01:25 PM

MikeInFLA came over this morning about 8:00 AM to help me with the cam chain extenders. We started working on the bike about 8:30, had to make a couple trips to the store (forgot red loctite, ball end allen wrenches and we broke a bolt on the exhaust goat belly). The rear one came of easy peasy...the front, well, Mike gave it a shot before he said "you wanna have some of this fun?" I meesed with it a bit then all of a sudden, pop, out it came. Had 2 clicks left in each.

By 10:30 we had it almost all back together and just got back from a shake down ride. All in all, not a bad deal as long as I did everything right (no leftover parts and such). We did find that the bracket behind the left side dog bowel had broken at the front cyclinder so I will have to get a replacement for that but works fine the way it is now.

Thank you to everyone that have posted on this change because we used little bits and pieces of all the things we had read as we worked.

**Cajunrider** · 02-27-2011, 02:50 PM

Good job Ron.

audiogooroo · 02-27-2011, 06:13 PM

Front cylinder is a bear, isn't it?
Feels good to have behind you though. Nicely done!

**coacha** · 02-27-2011, 07:42 PM

PITA is what it was, lol. Took forever to get the thing out and then to tighten it all back up. Of course I have the crossover and all that stuff on so it was even worse. Mike was the man though.

**Jared** · 02-27-2011, 08:12 PM

Nice! You made it 50K+ miles without needing the change? Looks like the set I have in my garage will be sitting there a little while longer.

**ringadingh** · 02-27-2011, 08:21 PM

Good Job on the install, as long as your carefull its not that bad. That bracket on the LH dog bowl broke on mine as well, I touched it with the arc welder and its back together as good as new.

**coacha** · 02-27-2011, 08:43 PM

I don't have a welder, although if you ask my wife I do, lol.

Todd · 03-01-2011, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoachA

I don't have a welder, although if you ask my wife I do, lol.

I'm not even going to....too easy....yep, waaaaaay too easy

**coacha** · 03-01-2011, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by todd (Nomadis Custodis)

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoachA

I don't have a welder, although if you ask my wife I do, lol.

I'm not even going to....too easy....yep, waaaaaay too easy

I will explain to my lovely bride that her favorite bumble bee has a very dirty mind

02-27-2011, 01:25 PM	#1
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Cam Chain Extenders Done! MikeInFLA came over this morning about 8:00 AM to help me with the cam chain extenders. We started working on the bike about 8:30, had to make a couple trips to the store (forgot red loctite, ball end allen wrenches and we broke a bolt on the exhaust goat belly). The rear one came of easy peasy...the front, well, Mike gave it a shot before he said "you wanna have some of this fun?" I meesed with it a bit then all of a sudden, pop, out it came. Had 2 clicks left in each. By 10:30 we had it almost all back together and just got back from a shake down ride. All in all, not a bad deal as long as I did everything right (no leftover parts and such). We did find that the bracket behind the left side dog bowel had broken at the front cyclinder so I will have to get a replacement for that but works fine the way it is now. Thank you to everyone that have posted on this change because we used little bits and pieces of all the things we had read as we worked. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-27-2011, 02:50 PM	#2
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	Cam Chain Extenders Done! Good job Ron. __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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02-27-2011, 06:13 PM	#3
audiogooroo Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 3,390	Cam Chain Extenders Done! Front cylinder is a bear, isn't it? Feels good to have behind you though. Nicely done! __________________ Audiogooroo - Daryl Porter Colorado Springs, CO VBA #248 VROC #17261 1999 Grn/Grn Nomad
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02-27-2011, 07:42 PM	#4
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Cam Chain Extenders Done! PITA is what it was, lol. Took forever to get the thing out and then to tighten it all back up. Of course I have the crossover and all that stuff on so it was even worse. Mike was the man though. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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02-27-2011, 08:12 PM	#5
Jared Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greeley, Colorado Posts: 6,772	Cam Chain Extenders Done! Nice! You made it 50K+ miles without needing the change? Looks like the set I have in my garage will be sitting there a little while longer. __________________ Jared VBA #1051 (Former President) Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-27-2011, 08:21 PM	#6
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Cam Chain Extenders Done! Good Job on the install, as long as your carefull its not that bad. That bracket on the LH dog bowl broke on mine as well, I touched it with the arc welder and its back together as good as new. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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02-27-2011, 08:43 PM	#7
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Cam Chain Extenders Done! I don't have a welder, although if you ask my wife I do, lol. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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