20 Most Recent 2004 Harley Davidson FXSTS - FXSTSI Springer Softail Questions & Answers

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It sounds like you have either lost your camshaft drive (broken timing chain, or belt, or broken gear(s)), or your camshaft has broken right where the driven end is. In any event, your cam is not turning.

I worked on a Ford van once with gear to gear drive for the cam, but the cam gear was a fiber/resin gear (for quiet running). There was a crank-shaft-gear shaped scoop carved out of the cam gear. Had I not seen that, I would have thought gear-to-gear drives can never fail. Apparently not.

If you are referring to the primasry it uses H-D Formula Plus.

Sorry but I do not have expertise to adequately advise you on a bike of this vintage but I gather that it is not uncommon for these hoses to leak. Check the oil separation devices in the rocker boxes, check that you do not have oil right up to the full line, better at about the halfway mark. Please post your answer as a comment once you get one that is definitive and works for your question. Thanks.

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For a rebound adjustment, jack up your bike. Be sure the front tire is off the ground. Once this is done let your springer front end fall either to the left or right. Your springer front end should only bounce back about a inch and then stop. Most people prefer the "Fall-Away" adjustment. Jack the bike so the front end is off the ground. Place a piece of tape along the front edge of the front fender. Find the center balance point of the front end. Place a pointer of some sort at the center of the fender. Make a mark on the tape for the center balance point. Mark does not have to be in the exact center of the fender. With the pointer in place, turn front end in each direction and note where the front end just begins to fall away on it's own. Make a mark on the tape at these positions. Marks do not have to be centered and may be unequal distances from the center mark. Measure the distance between the two outer marks. If the distance is 1-2 inches the fall away is correct. If less than 1", loosen the upper bearing retainer nut. If more than 2", tighten the upper bearing retainer nut.

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