I have been looking for this video for quite some time... but could never find it. Luckily RU-vid recommended it to me. It might be a good idea to change the title to something more specific... and hit it with all the search tags you can. Thanks so much for uploading this!
sound like from the 1940's but great clear instructions - only issue I had was the 8 o'clock on the gear - my instruction instructs me to put the faced/shaved side of the shaft to 12 o'clock and then put the gear on at 7 o'clock - not sure whats right here - doing it as per my instruction works, but the spring needs to be tightened a lot harder than what this video seem to suggest - but it works and been doing so for the past 35 or so years ;)
I know this comment is 4 years old, but here is a method to determine proper kicker gear position for kicker arm spring tension: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DeobgPQKVdo.html
question when it comes to tightening the gear box cover - One(!) nut (just in front of the clutch lever bolt) sits so tight against the case and the clutch level that its virtually impossible to fit a socket onto to the nut - A 1/2" ring key does not slide over either so the only way I can tighten this is by using the open end of the wrench - So question is how on earth I would be able to tighten this nut to its recommended torque ? As it stands I;ve been tightening this particular nut simply by feel - but would be able to tighten it to its recommended torque if I could - Gear box is 1981 stock 4 gear box with pin bolts on the gear box - only nuts exists - would be keen to know how this can be done properly - special tool or...? comes across as weird though
1:07:46 *INCORRECT: Kick Start Gear nut torque is 30-40 ft/lbs. We ruined 3 nuts with this misinformation. 50-60 ft/lbs is too much. Otherwise this video is dead on.
I ruined a shaft from this misinformation. The kicker shaft and the countershaft are both said (in this video) to be 50-60 ft lbs, I would not go over the 30 ft lbs, as you will strip the shaft - a costly repair!
My OEM Harley Service Manual for 1970 - early 1978 Electra Glide and Super Glide (HD part no. 99482-78) have the countershaft nut torque spec = 55-65 ft-lbs (page 1-5), and the kick starter crank nut torque spec = 50-60 ft-lbs (page 4-9). That torque spec might be too much depending on the source/manufacturer of the shafts... For example if the shaft is from Andrews, the threads could probably handle more torque than if the shaft is from V-Twin.
At 49:30 you say to make sure the timing marks are aligned Since the adapter plate only goes on one way how is there ANY room for error as long as you are not in neutral?
