valve adjustments

[knuckleheader-]

My son asked if I've adjusted my valves.

Are they too be adjusted after a certain mileage?

Do you have adjustable push rods?

[knuckleheader-]

Originally Posted by GrayRider

Do you have adjustable push rods?

Hey grey, It's an 07 96ci. fxst. I've read the manuel, change the

fluids.

No one ever mentioned vale adjustment on stock motor.


don't recall

[pa-glazier]

If your bike has stock pushrods you can't adjust them. There is no need to adjust them because the hydraulic lifters take up any slack in the valve train. If you have added adjustable pushrods they only need adjusted when they are installed. Your son may have a bike with an overhead cam. In that case there isn't a hydraulic lifter and the cam directly opens the valve.

Originally Posted by pa-glazier

If your bike has stock pushrods you can't adjust them. There is no need to adjust them because the hydraulic lifters take up any slack in the valve train. If you have added adjustable pushrods they only need adjusted when they are installed. Your son may have a bike with an overhead cam. In that case there isn't a hydraulic lifter and the cam directly opens the valve.

Which is why I asked if it had adjustable push rods.

[knuckleheader-]

the young lad is used to crotch rockets w/overhead cams.

He was speculatin the Harley set up.


He said he wasn't sure an was askin anyhey.


Now I can relax

[LittleBear]

Sorry for laughing, couldn't help myself. I will have to remember that one and try it on the next RUB I run across.

[Berserker]

The ***** V 4 was famous for needing it around 20k.

Gonna have to remember this one too.

[Fe Butte]

Hydraulic lifters = no adjustments. For our bikes the adjustable rods are so you don't have to lift the head.

Car engines with hydraulic lifters have (used to have) some "lash" adjustments to make with the rockers after reinstalling the heads after engine work. But this practice may have gone the way of the '57 Chevrolet....