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EVO: Engine Mechanicals

Camshafts

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Removing / Installing Evo Cams

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Cam and Pinion Gear Tooth Count

Year Model86-87
(25488-86)
88-90
(25488-88)
91-94
25488-89
980001
#128T28T28T28T28T35T
#2 Outer (big gear)36T36T36T36T46T46T
#2 Inner (small gear)28T28T28T28T28T35T
#328T28T28T28T28T35T
#428T28T28T28T28T35T
Pinion Gear18T18T18T18T23T23T

Cam Gear Pitch Change (04)

  • The #2 cam may or may not have a provision for a timing cup. 1)
    • If it does have a provision for a timing cup, they'll work for prior year applications.
    • But, you'll have to either update your pinion gear, or use a press to swap your #2 cam's drive gear.
    • Look at the end of the #2 cam.
    • For prior year engines, it needs a drilled and tapped hole in the middle of it and the timing cup notch.
  • Below, you can see the notch on the cam on the right very easily.

2) 3)

The parts books say the cams are the same from 2000-2006.
Then they changed in 2007, implying that all 2004-2006 cams had the unneeded timing cup provision.
However, people have reported pulling original cams out of these year bikes both with and without it.

Pinion Gear

Compatibility 4)

Frame mount Evos 1986-2003 do not list a part number for the pinion gear and it appears the pinion gear is part of the (cam gear set).

Pinion Gear Part#Year Models
24047-002004-2016 All Models

XL Pinion Gear Color/Size Info here: http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1963918

Timing Cup (Rotor)

Timing cup bolt thread size: #10×32
Wrench size: 5/16“
Torque: 43-53 in/lbs 5)
Use Loctite 242 (blue) on the bolt threads 6)
Installing timing cup bolt on a 98 1200S 7)

Cam Bushings

  • The cam bushings get their oil from the fling off of the cam gears and drain back from the top end down the pushrod tubes that puddles in at depressions in the castings where the cam bushing slots are aligned. So basically they are drip fed. Also the cam bushings on the case side are open to the crank behind them, and probably get splash there too. 8)
2010 1200X Inner Cam Bushings (broken teeth on oil pump gear) 9) 2010 1200X Cam Cover and Bushings 10)


4)
From HD Parts Catalogs 2004 pg 17, 2005 pg 19, 2006 pg 19, 2007 pg 19, 2008 pg 19, 2009 pg 25-27, 2010 pg 25-27, 2011 pg 25-27, 2012 pg 25-27, 2013 pg 29-31, 2014 pg 17, 2015 pg 19, 2016 pg 19
5) , 6)
1998 XLH FSM pg 7-56
7)
photo by Hippysmack
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