Ironhead cam bushings

[cajun1957a]

Two years ago I had Phil in London (PD Restorations) install all the cam bushings in my 65 without line boring. He didnt think it was nessessary. That was two years ago and i still have had no issues. Maybe i got lucky.

randy

[brucstoudt]

Originally Posted by gdixon61

One or two can be done like the above advice but if it is all of them I would find someone with a spare case they use just for setups and such or find one on e-bay and resell it.

he is talking about replacing one,which has been covered,previously.

[shawnwayne]

after closer inspection i have found mor than one that has excessive wear and are lightly split so i am gonna try and find another cover and hopefully the set of cams that they were running with it what do you guys think

[gdixon61]

brucstoudt,
Reading challenged today maybe? read the first ten words I typed and comprehend.

Quote:
Originally Posted by gdixon61 View Post
One or two can be done like the above advice but if it is all of them I would find someone with a spare case they use just for setups and such or find one on e-bay and resell it.

.shawnwayne,
It's not a hard job and if the cover is good (no cracks) then have new bushings put in, that way you have a better chance of knowing it's right. There are good mechanics around that are fair in pricing, the trick is finding one you can communicate with and trust.

[Hopper]

Originally Posted by IronMick

Thank you again Hopper. I had forgotten about this important information. It is now in the Stickys.

Yeah those Canucks knew waht they were doing when they wrote that book.

[brucstoudt]

Originally Posted by gdixon61

brucstoudt,
Reading challenged today maybe? read the first ten words I typed and comprehend.

Quote:
Originally Posted by gdixon61 View Post
One or two can be done like the above advice but if it is all of them I would find someone with a spare case they use just for setups and such or find one on e-bay and resell it.

.shawnwayne,
It's not a hard job and if the cover is good (no cracks) then have new bushings put in, that way you have a better chance of knowing it's right. There are good mechanics around that are fair in pricing, the trick is finding one you can communicate with and trust.

my post mentioned the one cam that was,relevant. and covered previously.your post mentioned all 4,cam's,which was irrelevant. read and comprehend my,post.

[shawnwayne]

Hey guys thanks for all the help I am going to look for a mechanic that's got they knowledge i am just tight on money I am nor in a hurr. I going to get tjene motor of the bike it needs the top end redone. The compression test was 120 in front and 90 in the rear I was planning on checking the heads and cylinders in my vognstang it said to take that side case of and theheads before removing tjene engine I only seen the one crack when I took it off. But last night when I was looking closer there was more that was wore otterup bad. I don't have no gage to measure tolerance. But my brother knows a guy that does his work. So iguess one I get it out and apart I will take it ro him and have him take a look at it.

[shawnwayne]

come to find out upon closer inspection. its not the cam bushing it is where I guess the crank shaft rides in right where the oil pump is. so cam bushings are good. should i be concerned about where it is wearing.

[78ironhead]

Yes, thats the pinion shaft bushing, if it's spun in the cover than most likely the crankshaft is out of true and the pinion shaft is wobbleing and taking the bushing out, use a dial indicater and check the run-out on the end of pinion shaft.

[fergerburger]

if the wheels are out of true you've got a big job ahead. One way to check the run-out of the pinion shaft is to put the cam cover on but either remove the locating pin(s) OR offset the cover so it is free to slide (so it is not locked in the pins). No cams or gen-drive gear and rotate the crank and watch the cover....if it moves, your wheels need to be removed and rebuilt/trued.

another note on all this...often, wear in the pinion bearings allows the pinion to run untrue in the bushing without obvious problems. When you tighten the pinion bearing tolerances or replace the pinion bushing, the s-h-eye-tee hits the fan. when dealing with worn parts involving the wheels, you have to start with trued wheels or nothing adds up.....