How To Adjust Harley Davidson Sportster Primary Chain
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Checking and adjusting a Harley Davidson Sportster primary chain,It is a 20 minute job.That can be carried out by using allen keys, 27 torx bit and 7/8 wrench. Any body can do this job.
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You're the man, Rocco! Your videos are the most helpful on RUclips. No unnecessary small talk, no talking down to the viewers, none of that. You are a real guy who knows his stuff. There are lots of people who know their stuff. But you have a gift with sharing your knowledge without a trace of "look how smart I am". Your videos are just as good for a total mechanical beginner as they are for old hands at mechanics, but new to Harley Davidsons. Thanks for your content. It is deeply appreciated.
Happy to help. Thank you so much for those kind words, Tom. Ride safe and have a great day.
I recently acquired a sportster custom 1200 from 2001 and i’ve already learned a lot from your video’s .
Thank you.
Greetings from the Netherlands,Michael
Happy to help. Any questions just ask good luck with your new ride. Thank you for watching and all your support Michael. Ride safe and have a great day. I love those sports toys. Great bikes, welcome to the sport.
Learning primary chain adjustment on a Harley with a Van Halen soundtrack. You're the man.
I love it.... Thank you for watching and your sub James. Ride Safe and have a great day.
You are a saint Rocco, straight to the point and never miss a beat. Thank you
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Very well done. Easy to understand. Some of best video's out there on maintenance issues. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Happy to help....Ride Safe...And have a great day..
Love your videos! So much great information especially for someone who never owned a cruiser. I got your engine and primary oil changed, primary chain tension adjusted and the rubber washer installed for the shifter all bookmarked. The best part is that you talk us through it as if we do not know where anything is, which is key. 😊👍✌
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub F. M. Ride safe and have a great day.
Let me know if you have any question.
@Collin Brett happy to read all went well. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Collin. Ride Safe and have a great day.
You're really a great source for DIY sportster maintenance, I've got mine new on '12 and always rely on your videos, greetings from Spain.
Happy to help. Thank you for watching and your sub Sr D. Ride safe and have a great day
I have used your videos for a bunch of stuff so far after purchasing a sportster appreciate it
Happy to help. Any questions just ask, Sportsters are great motorcycles. Thank you for watching all your support JC. Ride safe and have a great day.
That was way easier than I expected. Thanks again Rocco, you're my go to guy😎
Happy all went well. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support. Ride safe and have a great day.
First time I ve seen it done, thanks
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Ed. Ride safe and have a great day.
I so love new shiny tools and equipment.
5 year old video and I had to check Rocco for deflection spec. Lol. Thanks again Rocco
Just trying to help. Any questions just ask. It's rewarding to fix your own motorcycle. Thank you for watching and your sub Larry. Ride safe and have a great day.
You make everything easy brother! Thank you!
Happy to Help, Thank you for watching and your sub Joshua. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Joshua. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. I love to read all is well, Thank you for watching and your sub Jushua. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Great videos I just installed the Barnett extra plate clutch in my 05 I adjusted the primary with it cold on the ground (no lift) then rode too operating temp then checked the adjustment seemed to work ok
Thank you..Ride Safe and have a great day.
Recently picked up a 96 xlh 1200 that’s in definite need of some love. I’m new to wrenching in my own bike and content like this helps me make sure it gets it. Thanks to TIFF channel I’ll be doing fluids, plugs, replacing the air for & assembly, carb inspection/cleaning, and a bar swap. Someone along the way pulled off all the signals, switches and speedo is there an easy way to rewire these or should i just grab a new harness and start from scratch?
Thanks for the awesome content!
Happy to help if you're looking to restore the bike, go with all factory stock stuff it will make it easier to fix your Sportster having a manual that you can rely on using all OEM parts. Any questions just ask. Welcome to the sport. Sportster are great motorcycles and pretty easy to work on. Thank you for watching and all your support Dave. Ride safe. Have a great day. Let us know how it works out.
I have a dumb question.....mm
Is it possible to jump a tooth if the chain is loose and mess up the timing???
Happy to help. Your timing is done by a direct drive gear on the throttle side of your bike under that cam cover where your oil pump is. your primary chain has nothing to do with timing.and couldn't happen If it was that loose it would be such a chatty, noisy problem that you would pick up on it and that's the primary chain. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Scott. Ride safe and have a great day.
Your videos are amazing and straight to the point. Awesome job man💪
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub John. Ride safe and have a great day.
did an 04 sportster on ground ( didn't have a lift) adjusted sloppy chain very slightly close to 3/8 -1/2 while in neutral put oil in bike runs great so farthank you rocco for well laid out videos
Happy to Help...Ride safe..
fart hank you
All your videos are great help.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask.Thank you for watching and your sub Steven. Ride safe and have a great day.
You can tell this dudes like 7 beers into the night
Just trying to help. Been sober 25 years, but there were a lot of good memories but I surely didn't waste no time drinking beer. I'm a whiskey man. 25 years all good. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your support sleazy. Ride safe and have a great day.
The music is the best. 👌 mint.
Happy to help. I'm so surprised they still let it play. RUclips has tightened up a bit. Thank you for watching all support Jule Ride safe and have a great day.
When i am looking up stuff to service my harley, the first thing I click on is TWO WHEEL ROCKO!!!
Happy Help, Thank you for watching and all your kind words Tyler . Ride Safe and have a great day.
I know this comment is old, but I absolutely agree man. I learned so much about my sporty because of Rocco.
Your a great teacher.
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Jay. Let us know how this works out. Ride Safe and have a great day.
How do you feel about 2000 sportster 1200 sport and any issues i should be aware of. Bike runs great now compared to the 79 i had.
@@jaysylvara9016 I think the 2000 XL1200C are great Bikes.only thing is the ignition module that is in the right side engine cone of the motor. And they fail from heat...How many miles?. 2003 Sportster's with the rubber mounted motors ride a little better. they're all great bikes. What do you think about 1979 sportster ride.
Great tutorial, thank you so much!
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub David. Ride safe and have a great day.
Thanks for the video, very useful
Happy to help, Ride Safe and have a great day.
You're the man!
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub. Let us know how this works out. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Great video thanks a bunch!!
Thank you for your Support, Ride Safe and have a great day.
Great video. Just a couple questions. Did you make your adjustment at the tightest point on the chain? It’s hard to tell without pulling measurements each time. Also, is there a method to rotating to chain…I.E. rotate the rear wheel a half turn, and then check tension again?
Happy to help. Remove spark plugs put motorcycle in gear. Rotate wheel and check in three different spots. Make adjustment from tightest spot. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your support lever Gunner 88. Ride safe and have a great day.
beauty
Happy to help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Appreciate your videos 👍🤙✌️
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching it all your support FLHCSfan68. Ride safe and have a great day.
Going to be doing the primary fluid change saturday. Where exactly should this chain sit when checking slack? Should i still be able to see it through the inspection area when pushing up? sound cutting out made it difficult to know what is considered normal slack and ideal slack
3/8 slack.. yes you will see it when checking
Hey rocco there's no sound on paper of the video whats thr stuff you put on the two screws for the primary chain observation hole?
Happy to help. I sprayed some oil so the rubber O-ring would not tear. On those two screws. On your primary chain observation home. I hope that helps. Thank you for watching and your sub Mark ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco doesn't have sound in the most important part otherwise like your videos
@@markblanc5993 sorry about that my friend. Any questions just ask. Ride safe and have a great day.
Guess I will need to invest in a Bigger Set of Wrenches. I didn't have the correct wrench for the adjustment nut
It happens. Set yourself up. It's just another tool for the service of your Harley. Ride safe and have a great day.
Rocco..Can I adjust the primary chain with the bike on the ground? Will it effect the adjustment if bike is Not jacked up? thanks
I like to use three different spot on the primary chain...3/8 to no more them 1/2 inch on tightest part.by placing in 5th gear and rotate. so best to have bike of the ground.. If you don't have a lift, better to check chain then not.. So i would think it does not afect adjustment. Use three different spots on chain..Hope this helps.Let me know.
I have one of those wheel rollers that go under the rear wheel but I cant find 5th. Can I leave the bike in N then just blip the starter button to turn the primary chain a little? Thank man
What would cause it to pop out of first into neutral then jump back into 1st
And it only does it in 1st
Does this Sportster have forward controls?
Yes it does
Well i already adujsted the primary chain and clutch im thinking it might be something more expensive. I found alot of copper and what looks like aluminum or metal shavings in the oil
Make sure your shifter linkage moves freely, So it shifts with no resistance. Corrosion will make for a stiff shift. This will help first gear to fully engage and not in and out. Hope it helps. How many miles?
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Hey, so riding my bike in the early hours of the morning loving life, when all of a sudden I hear what sounds like a snow plow between my legs. I gingerly ride the bike home ( about 5 miles away, at this point) let it sit while I stew. I check clutch adjustment and notice a whole Lotta oil come out. It's been overfilled. (What happens when you gotta friend helping you multi task) anyway, that crazy sound, could it be due to too much oil, and/or could have the compensator come loose...? Any thoughts?
Happy to Help. I would remove the primary cove and take a look. What bike, year, and miles? Thank you for you watching and your Sub Eric. If you could send a video of this sound to Erocco3964@gmail.com Ride Safe and have a great day.
Nice music Rocco, I'll wait, Van Halen.
Great old days.....
Great old day are still inside us. ;)
I sure hope so...
Thank you.
Thank you for your support.
So do you adjust the chain on the highest gear which is 5th in this situation?, also what are the symptoms of a loose primary chain? Thanks in advance
Yes so I could rotate rear wheel. To make adjustment in three spots on your primary chain, A loose primary chain will be noisy and hard to find neutral. Let us know how it works out.
It makes a rattling noise immediately after letting off the throttle while riding. The noise is a distinctive rattle. I just had it tightened at the dealer and it’s now mostly gone. Not 100% though.
I just bought a 99’ sportster 883. Everything seems fine except when taking off in first gear and off the clutch it’s pretty jerky until I get to higher speeds in first. I was gonna bring it in anyways, but I figured if you may think the primary could be the issue?. If so I’ll tackle that
Happy to help. Start with a clutch adjustment. I will send you that video. See how that works out Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Ryan. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day. ruclips.net/video/2QczuSchNnE/видео.html.
Best, love your work!!
Thank for the Sub....Have a great day.
Thank you so much so put the bike in 5th gear turn wheel counter clockwise 🔁 to get to the tightest point then adjust the tension on the primary chain?
Happy to help. That would be the way to do it. Very rarely does that need adjusting. Any questions just ask. Thank you for your watching and your sub Dion. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco my bike is 3500 miles and the slack is was loser than that of this video. Thanks for helping and you’re right loyal sub.
@@Deon0026yickadee What year? I know you said 3500 that's not much. Chain should not be loose. Let us know how it works out.
@@TwoWheelRocco it’s a 2009 xl1200c and I change the clutch cables and handle bars to 10 in apes last week. And when I inspected it was so jumpy. Took it for a ride and 3rd gear so hard. Did a fluid change it’s all good but chain still was slacking. I did a minor adjustment from there and it seems to be fine now. Rotating tire like you showed me and all was good. Went to start the bike it made a Loud scary noise and did not start. So took off the kick stand and walked the bike around my driveway and it was all good took for a ride all smiles!
@@Deon0026yickadee Happy to read all went well. Ride safe and have a great day. Sportsters are lots of fun. Easy to fix yourself.
Do I need to drain the oil to get there?
No, you're just taking the small window to view your primary change and making the adjustment at the bottom. What year Sportster? just make sure you have it straight up and down. put a little 2 x 6 under the kickstand to get it level so it's easier for you to work. Thank you for watching and all your support. Drive safe and have a great day lbm. Any questions just ask. Very rarely does it need an adjustment it's a very healthy engineer piece. Easy to check.
Can you explain a low growl in the primary while rolling down the road I even put bike in neutral and shut it off and it's still making noise does back tire rolling making this chain move even in neutral or is this something else?
Happy to help. How many miles is on this bike and what year? Thank you for watching and all your support Jess. I would put my money on clutch hub bearing. The reason is it makes the noise when you get the bike shut off and in neutral but it's rolling so the only thing that would be rolling. Is that clutch hub. Ride safe and have a great day
It's 2004 xlc with 25000 kms on it
@@jasedavids1795 Clutch hub bearings. When you put it in neutral and shut the motor off and you could still hear it, the hub is free spinning and you' have isolated the problem to that area. I hope that helps. Ride safe and have a great day.
I hope you're right had a guy say he thinks it's the output shaft bearing and the back tire turning would keep that spinning and only way to get to that bearing is split the case and I'm stressing cause its a big job. Do you think he has any logic to that idea or would you lean towards the clutch thanks for your input rocco honestly my go to guy for any project on my harley
I guess I should also say I'm hearing it also in gears when the bike is moving too but I shut engine off and had in neutral and still hearing it
Hey man you lost sound at 5:17
Copyright infringement I had to remove a song. Thank you, Ride Safe..Hope it helped...
Would love to know what was on the audio that got cut out, ha! Great video!
Happy to help. copyright infringement's. Thank you for watching and your Sub Ozark. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Rocco. I’m having an issue with my nightster. It goes like this. I start it, let er warm up put it in first gear and when I start to take off I hear and really feel this clunking sound. Sounds like it is in the primary. Friends and co workers are saying it is the chain in the primary being loose and slipping leading to it hitting the case making that clunking sound. Would you think this would be the solution? It is just my luck that I can’t ride my bike when it gets nicer outside lol. Thanks man
Adjust primary chain..Problem solved....notorious for sportsters..Let me know how this works out....
Hey Rocco. Tried adjusting the chain. No luck. Still the same issue as before. 😞
If not the chain you need to figure out if its coming from the front or back of primary. how many miles on bike?
A little over 25k
Just took it down the road and to me it sounds like it’s coming from the back.
I have a 07 XL883C custom I hear noise from thr primary area sounds like a tiking noise could this be the issue? I've been trying to get in touch with my local harley dealership but they are busy until next month! If anyone has any idea about what it could be that would be much appreciated. Thanks
Happy to help. If you want to record it and send it to my email. ERocco 3964@gmail.com. Thank you for watching and your sub Harjinder . Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco thank you I will send you the video by email soon!
Song in background? Have any playlists you can share hahah?
I can't make it out either. But we can't do that. No more on RUclips. There's so many copyright rules. It's an old video. Any questions just ask besides. Thank you for watching and all your support. PUW. Ride safe and have a Happy New Year's.
Would this make the transmission have a grind noise when the bike goes into first gear?
Happy to help. That would be a clutch adjustment at the hub. I will send you a video on the adjustment. Thank you for watching and your sub Pat. Not enough free play at the hub adjustments. Ride safe and have a great day, Let us know how it works out. Take a look, ruclips.net/video/2QczuSchNnE/видео.html
Thank you sir
Let us know how it works out Pat.
Will let you know once I tackle it
Still doing it unfortunately
Good video but explain what direction you are turning the adjuster bolt. Explain insides how it works to tighten or loosen tension
Thanks for the tip,
hi Rocco.
Thank you as. always. on your. excellent vids Is. it worth to put a self chain tensioner on a 05. sportster ...if so. can you make a how to install on it or is it a waste on money. n time if. its. worth. the trouble.
thx
. Mike
I think it is a wast of money and not needed. I adjust or should I say check every 5,000 miles when I do a primary oil change. Thank you for your Sub Mike. Hope this helped. Ride Safe and have a great day.
So you adjust in 5 gear?
Happy to help. Yes I did it in fifth gear. Usually you don't need to adjust your primary chain. But it is good to double check. Thank you for watching. And all your support support Dan. Any questions just ask. Ride safe and have a great day. Sportsters are great machines. Thank you so.
@TwoWheelRocco appreciate your response.....do u have any videos on adjusting rear shocks..I have a sporster 48. But it have never adjusted my shocks....do I need to?
@@danj7112 You will see a wrench in your tool kit to adjust it. Look at the back of your shocks and you'll see there's different levels. Do you need to adjust them, that's up to you that's your comfort level and make it stiff or softer. Thank you for all your support Dan. rides safe and have a great day.
Do u have to put it in gears or neutral to do the adjustment? Thanks
Happy to help, if you're going to adjust it in one spot no. It is better to rotate the back tire put it in fifth remove the plugs and the rotate easily to three spots on the chain and do the adjustment at the tightest spot.. Thank you for watching and your Sub Michael.. Ride Safe and Have a Great Day.
merci pour tout
Thanks ✌🌴☮
Happy to help, Ride Safe. Thank you for your Sub. Have a great day.
ace buddy
Happy to Help...Ride Safe..
What size wrench
Happy to help. Checking and adjusting a Harley Davidson Sportster primary chain,It is a 20 minute job.That can be carried out by using allen keys, 27 torx bit and 7/8 wrench. Any body can do this job.Thank you for watching and your sub Jason. Ride safe and have a great day.
DUDE, Could NOT hear you enough to hear all you said even though you made it look too easy ! & Yes My volume is up to the max on my computer!!
Sorry about that....I hope it helped...Ride Safe..
I use a TV as my monitor so I just cranked that shit up lol. Thanks for the video, it helps a lot to actually see it. For the record though, my owners manual says 3/8" to 1/2" if the engine is cold, so yours was probably okay before you adjusted it.
1/2 plus play is on the noisy side with this Sportster...
To each their own. I heard that if it's too tight it will destroy clutches and bearings, so I'm erring on the side of caution.
Yes.. Sorry about sound...Ride Safe..
What happend to the sound...
Copy right issue. Had to remove that back ground song. Sorry about that. Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub David. Ride Safe and have a great day.
5/32 what? Allen ?
5/32. They don't won't you to work on your Bike.... Dealers want you to get frustrated so then you strip it. not many people have 5/32 Allan head.. shame on them. I expect more. Thank you for your support Brandon. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Two Wheel Rocco you’re right lol. I got it figured out thanks for your help and videos
Happy to help, Ride Safe and have a great day.
Thats more lie a half inch...where it is supposed to be anyway....
3/8 to 1/2 inch....Hope that helps...
I've done this today too
Man I just want to ride my bike. But I have to keep doing things and working lol. Another hour I've got everything freshened up and rocker leak fixed. Rocco I'm going to throw aa link up here if you get time listen to it see if everything sounds OK. This my first Harley. It sounds good to me but I just bought it. Already had fix leak,air filter almost completely choked off so dirty oil was supposed to been new it looked pretty milky. So I just don't know enough. Thanks
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Happy to help. Thank you for watching and your sub Leroy. Ride safe and have a Great Day.
Lost me with the Jersey accent
Sorry to read that. NY if that helps, Just trying to help. Thank you for your comment. Ride Safe and have a great day.