Mary wrote:
> >( WTF...shouldn't an identified engineering problem be
> >considered a recall?)
>
> No, they only recall things that are dangerous or major problems. If you look
> at all the "upgrades" for the 2001 HDs over the 2000's, you'll notice that most
> upgrades are actually fix-its. This way you'll want to buy the upgrade parts to
> fix your old bike. Dealers love HD for this reason. Right now there's a problem
> with the 88 cams. I asked a dealer if they had the fix-it kit that was issued
> because of the cam recall. He said he didn't have any but he'd love to sell me
> Jim's Machine bearings which are of a higher quality than HDs and would fix the
> problem. Of course I'd have to pay for it. Warranty and the recall wouldn't pay
> for it. This is the way it goes.
> _
> .-.-.=\-. Mary
> (_)=='(_) Realriders.com
Careful with that word 'recall' it gets people riled up easily.
The only cam recall was the early one concerning the cam bolts.
There is -no- recall concerning the cam bearings.
HD has made a running change (or three) to improve the reliability of
these engines, so the later style parts are more than adequate to do
an pre-emptive replacement of the bearings.
HogDr
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