BOBFLHTC
Active Member
My bike has 82500 miles on it. I was thinking of sending the motor back to Harley for a Reman but it would clean me out so I decided to rebuild the top end myself. I figured if I botch it then I can go back to the Reman option slightly poorer but wiser. I hate to take it apart during the summer but its making a good deal of noise from what appears to be the valve train. I have disassembled it down to the engine and I was removing the Rocker covers this evening. The front came off pretty easy. The rear lacks clearance between the cover bolts and the frame. I changed the Rocker gaskets about 10 years ago and there seemed to be clearance then. I went back and read the manual which clearly states to lower the engine by taking the bolts out of the front motor mount and stabalizer. The last time I changed Rocker gaskets I had a broken motor mount that I didn't know about and which a shop found some time later so I guess thats why I had clearance that first time 10 years ago. Its also giving me an opportunity to clean places that are hard to get to and straighten out the wiring harness. The white lining in my gas tank are starting to flake and clog the Petcock strainer so I can deal with that too. Questions to follow - Bob