Not everybody at once , please. LOL
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there was one for sale on E-Bay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/GENUINE-HARLEY-DAVIDSON-V-ROD-CHAIN-TENSIONER-GUIDE-PIN-R-R-HD-45312/283291603238?hash=item41f57ed126:g:ac4AAOSwqkRcCCaF:rk:48
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but if your going to make one I have one that the 5mm end was broken off and need a new rod. I can send you mine if you want, so you could replicate it.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/GENUINE-HARLEY-DAVIDSON-V-ROD-CHAIN-TENSIONER-GUIDE-PIN-R-R-HD-45312/283291603238?hash=item41f57ed126:g:ac4AAOSwqkRcCCaF:rk:48
f:0but if your going to make one I have one that the 5mm end was broken off and need a new rod. I can send you mine if you want, so you could replicate it.
Yes, I've seen them on Ebay. Not worth the money and the slide hammer isn't really needed. Made one up about 6" long with the correct threads in each end. Thanks for the offer though.there was one for sale on E-Bay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/GENUINE-HARLEY-DAVIDSON-V-ROD-CHAIN-TENSIONER-GUIDE-PIN-R-R-HD-45312/283291603238?hash=item41f57ed126:g:ac4AAOSwqkRcCCaF:rk:48
but if your going to make one I have one that the 5mm end was broken off and need a new rod. I can send you mine if you want, so you could replicate it.
Ron
Haven't used it yet but the rebuild vid shows the slide part never being used. Pins are not pressed in so likely a bit of rotation and pull is all that's needed. I just made up a 1/2" bar about 5" long with the correct thread in each end. Jam nutted and called it good enough. Small, self contained pin grabber basically. Both bolts in one place. Yes plain old bolts will work but I like tools. The way I look at the factory tool is if you need to use the slider to pound the pin out, kiss the M5 bolt goodbye. Pin should not be that tight in the case, more like finger push. Taking out same deal, you just need a means to grab the end of it. Tool is on the left, ignore the other specialty tool.
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Looks real good Ron, much better than the H-D tool and yea, I agree the pins, once locked with the jam nut on the tool should just pull out with maybe just a little rotation. Like many automotive (and even aircraft) Mx manuals they often call out tools that may make the job a little easier, but often are designed by someone in the tool company that's given the dictum of " Just make a friggin' tool for everything -we need to scare off anyone without one from performing their own Mx. or figuring this out and making their own tool " - " they will come to the Motor Co. Mothership for tooling and a jacka$$ mech. that doesn't know anything about how to work on a Revo to use it. Either way we make $ - charge them for our mistakes or our unnecessary tool, or both, whichever they choose." Geez, I'm kinda jaded just after Christmas, sorry about that, I'll do better after the New Year ? ! ( I do have many Revo tools that are necessary, useful and warranted, but hey - everyone has their tool purchase limit ) :blahblah:
Looks real good Ron, much better than the H-D tool and yea, I agree the pins, once locked with the jam nut on the tool should just pull out with maybe just a little rotation. Like many automotive (and even aircraft) Mx manuals they often call out tools that may make the job a little easier, but often are designed by someone in the tool company that's given the dictum of " Just make a friggin' tool for everything -we need to scare off anyone without one from performing their own Mx. or figuring this out and making their own tool " - " they will come to the Motor Co. Mothership for tooling and a jacka$$ mech. that doesn't know anything about how to work on a Revo to use it. Either way we make $ - charge them for our mistakes or our unnecessary tool, or both, whichever they choose." Geez, I'm kinda jaded just after Christmas, sorry about that, I'll do better after the New Year ? ! ( I do have many Revo tools that are necessary, useful and warranted, but hey - everyone has their tool purchase limit ) :blahblah:
Some tools might be worth the cost but that one was a joke, price wise for what it is and over the top built for it's purpose. $50-75 all rusted up on ebay. I recently scored a like new tappet compression tool for $80. Rare as hell and something I consider a real tool . The secondary chain tensioner tool I have also was new and got that in a trade for a product I made. Neither really needed but damn, makes some tasks easier. I have 3 more tools coming and that's all I need or want for the v rod.Looks real good Ron, much better than the H-D tool and yea, I agree the pins, once locked with the jam nut on the tool should just pull out with maybe just a little rotation. Like many automotive (and even aircraft) Mx manuals they often call out tools that may make the job a little easier, but often are designed by someone in the tool company that's given the dictum of " Just make a friggin' tool for everything -we need to scare off anyone without one from performing their own Mx. or figuring this out and making their own tool " - " they will come to the Motor Co. Mothership for tooling and a jacka$$ mech. that doesn't know anything about how to work on a Revo to use it. Either way we make $ - charge them for our mistakes or our unnecessary tool, or both, whichever they choose." Geez, I'm kinda jaded just after Christmas, sorry about that, I'll do better after the New Year ? ! ( I do have many Revo tools that are necessary, useful and warranted, but hey - everyone has their tool purchase limit ) :blahblah:
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Yea, Ron I agree about that tensioner pin tool, just crazy - you would think the guy would have at least cut the rust down with some WD40 for the ebay beauty show, so I skipped that one but I did buy 10 other tools from him. ( You beat me to his # 45331 output flange holder and # 45301 transmission retainer but I was able to get another # 45301 from ebay cali-picker in Grass Valley, CA. ) He also has quite a few Revo Tools left for those guys here that are looking to buy some. Yea, you got a deal on the tappet tool I paid another $ 100 for a new one a year ago. I'm still hunting the secondary chain tool - that's the holy grail of Revo tools but I've got access to one so I'll probably borrow it. The way I look at these tools is they are a luxury for working on the Revolution engine - no they are all not vital but they make the job easier, safer and more professional. Figuring out tool work-arounds takes lots of time and we just might damage something especially on high torque R & R using a half a$$ed method. At the price I paid for my R I'll toss $ 750 at tools just to make the job easier and more enjoyable. Less busted knuckles. Sellable later on too. :blahblah:
So, you are the guy taking the other ones I looked at? Yes that rust cracked me up too. That and the price for what it is. Sorry to taking the locking tool but I grabbed it knowing this one can make life a lot easier. The tappet compression tool was a no brainer at that price also. The rest, I could make cheaper then buy, if needed at some point. Shipping and money difference plays a roll for me. I see someone grabbed the secondary tensioner tool at a good price ($50 ish), I think ,early on but I've had one for some time now as well as some spare shims. These shims can be made out of drill rod also as they don't need heat treatment unlike the cam shims. Speaking of professional , I don't want to be like this guy.Yea, Ron I agree about that tensioner pin tool, just crazy - you would think the guy would have at least cut the rust down with some WD40 for the ebay beauty show, so I skipped that one but I did buy 10 other tools from him. ( You beat me to his # 45331 output flange holder and # 45301 transmission retainer but I was able to get another # 45301 from ebay cali-picker in Grass Valley, CA. ) He also has quite a few Revo Tools left for those guys here that are looking to buy some. Yea, you got a deal on the tappet tool I paid another $ 100 for a new one a year ago. I'm still hunting the secondary chain tool - that's the holy grail of Revo tools but I've got access to one so I'll probably borrow it. The way I look at these tools is they are a luxury for working on the Revolution engine - no they are all not vital but they make the job easier, safer and more professional. Figuring out tool work-arounds takes lots of time and we just might damage something especially on high torque R & R using a half a$$ed method. At the price I paid for my R I'll toss $ 750 at tools just to make the job easier and more enjoyable. Less busted knuckles. Sellable later on too. :blahblah:
Ron
Ha Ha ! that's very funny, but I didn't buy that clutch tool out from under you, Ron - I would have liked to pay you back for snatching the fwd pulley yoke holding tool I had my eye on and when I blinked you got it - but no, I got my clutch holding tool from my H-D shop well over a year ago. Jim's is a bit more available and less $ than the H-D Kent Moore / Bosch tool but either makes torquing the clutch up a piece of cake, highly recommended also to avoid transferring impact tool vibrations, and torque loads to transmission, crankshaft, balancer, etc. without it. That guy impacting the output shaft yoke might just have damaged something internal in their tranny, this is the crap that sometimes goes on behind the curtain when folks hand their bikes to less than ideal shops and mech's that don't have or will not use the proper tools. Kinda Scary.
Jim's is a bit more available and less $ than the H-D Kent Moore / Bosch tool but either makes torquing the clutch up a piece of cake, highly recommended also to avoid transferring impact tool vibrations, and torque loads to transmission, crankshaft, balancer, etc. without it. That guy impacting the output shaft yoke might just have damaged something internal in their tranny, this is the crap that sometimes goes on behind the curtain when folks hand their bikes to less than ideal shops and mech's that don't have or will not use the proper tools. Kinda Scary.1 - 20 of 20 Posts
