How to adjust pushrods on a Harley Davidson EVO motor, or at least how we do it! 

I am glad someone can cut out all the b.s. Thanks for explaining it in a easy way. big help!

Some people are good at book learning. I’m old school and learned with a hands on understanding of how mechanical things work. One of the little tricks I learned was to use a small bungee cord from harbor freight to hold the lifter covers up and out of the way. I heard some people using clothesline pins but a clothesline pin isn’t something that I really have laying around. All in all very informative video on how to adjust the pushrods.

Wow. That's the biggest and best mullet I've ever seen.

Out of all the "adjust pushrod" videos I watched, yours was the icing on the cake. I did exactly as you instructed, ignored such things as TDC, and had no knowledge of my brand names to use any such calculator charts (flats info etc), and now my bike runs perfectly after a complete rebuild! I cannot thank you enough for solving what I believed was a mysterious pain in the ass problem with no solution in sight. THANKS!!!

Dude!!!! I love 2 things about this video! (1. Your rockin' hairdo!! (2. This video is the ONLY video I've seen that makes any sense!! Thanks dude!!! Mullets 4 life🤘🏻🤘🏻🇺🇸

Man...ty for this video, no bs and understandable by the common man

Hell yeah, this one's going in my Save folder for when I have to do this job. Great simplified instructions! 👍 I get a headache watching most other vids on this subject 😂

Excellent informational video on doing it the easy way. Thanks!

I'm not a mechanic but I'm tackling this job on my 96 evo softail this is so much easier explanation

39 years wrenching. A.S.E. Master tech. L1. This is the BEST a$$ thing I have seen in decades. Found it by accident, but I think I am gonna subscribe.

Wow, the best explanation on simplifying it for everyone. Every video you got on RU-vid of this exact same install these guys are taking about lash and thousandths and adjusting to gap spaces and bla bla bla. But you have made it understandable for any gearhead and I can not appreciate that anymore. Going to save my self almost $400-$500 in labor for a cam swap

Thank you for sharing this video brother. every job that I've had in my life was on the job training. Thank you for teaching me how to do this job.

Bro thank you so much your method it work for me started my Evo up today after a few months of trying to figure out how to installing ajustable push rods thanks again happy trails

Thanks JC, that is super simple. as a non mechanic too, getting an 87 flhtp road ready again after sitting for about 6 yrs, this helps. I have also completed the trann seals, rebuild clutch basket, on the primary side. cam, bearing, seal, and breather gear lifters pushrods, and should be gooing back together early next week. I am a biit concerned about the eletronic timing, but i did mark where it was before. I just found you and subscribed. Thanks again PS nice FXR!

paper clip and a rubber band to hold covers up. also when cam lobes are down 'base circle' piston is up on TDCC. top dead center compression. so you did it correctly and had it on TDCC :)

Thank you homeboy! Your video made it comprehend able for me(who wasn't a straight A math student). Lifesaver! Thanks again!

The best simplest video yet!

When the exhaust is closing and inlet is opening.. you are on the rock. Thanks man…

Ok so what happens if when they bleed down you still can't free spin them? Just back them off a little more til they free spin? I'm still unclear on this and I'm going to install a 1275 kit with SE heads on my Sportster. So please reply. Thanks.

This is a awesome video great explanation and greatly appreciated. I am confused as to why once you have adjusted it to no slack and go through your “3” turns and lock everything down how does it become loose again? How do you know how many turns you need?

Use to paperclips and rubber bands to hold them up

I’m adjusting push rods now after having top end rebuilt. I find TDC on the compression stroke by watching the lifters and feeling compression in the cylinder. Then check with by inserting a straw in the cylinder to make sure. Then adjust as you show. Thanks for making this video.

Thank you, I am going to give this tactic a try tonight! Have had zero luck with the other videos

Great information. Helped a ton, thanks

Great work... most videos made it sound like you're supposed to adjust the cylinder on the bay circle.. good job explaining

Wow you have really made it so simple man I don’t do good with reading how to do things like this and I have done it before but it’s been 16 years and can’t remember how to do it right

Thanks josh. Worked for me

Great video! helped alot with installing my pushrod's👍🏻 , as a learner does the sideplay make any difference?

thanks for helping me understand this. your video is perfect thank you

Awesome information brother I really appreciate it. Thank you

Buddy, with a mullet like that I bet you get it perfect first time every time 😂 jokes aside, good info I appreciate the knowledge

thx for posting im just getting ready to fix a leak an need to be playing with the pushrods....didnt notice any background noise...

I can actually understand your presentation instead of all that techno bla...bla...bla B.S. from Doc Harley and the rest of them know-it-alls! Outstanding!

Made it much simpler and an amazing video that shows the common sense way to wrench❤

Good info. I am trying to figure this out. Will give this a try.

This is exactly how I do it guys. To the T

So I have a softail evo here and I want to adjust the pushrods. The bike is noisy right now so I am sure it needs to be adjusted. My question is. With them all ready pre adjusted in the bike. Do I just get the cam to poition, and then adjust them to slight lash?

How do you know how many flats on the pushrods does it say how many on the certain ones you purchase? And how would you go about cutting them off if you have solid pushrod tubes? obviously you can’t see if one’s on overlap or not to cut them . I’m wanting to change to adjustable ones on my sporty and the tubes are solid

Hey Great explanation...procedure is explained very well...one pointer I would add.. on the cylinder you are adjusting the pushrods on, it is absolutely ok to do intake and exhaust, then wait the 10 -15 minutes just once per cylinder... Be Safe. Don HD PHD MASTER TECH..

Will this technique work on any Harley? I have a 2013 sportster 48

This the backyard method.. it works, but its not terribly precise with hydraulic lifters.. the reason we count flats is to firmly bottom out the lifter cup, then count backward a number of flats, (depending on your thread count per inch) so the lifter cup doesn't stay bottomed out.. need alittle space in there.

I did mine and the pushrods would turn easily right as soon as I finished. I squirted oil in the oil hole til it came out the top of the lifter. Still they would turn easily. Did I do something wrong or you think it just bled down before I could get the pushrod tight?

how do you correct if after 5 minutes the rod is to tight? just back off the adjuster nut?

How many flats do I turn if I have unknown brand pushrods? Unknown cam and lifters also.

That’s a cool trick!

Wow great explanation 🙏🤘😎🤘

Where did the three turn figure come from? I have unknown type ( to me) adjustable rods in my engine and am trying to figure what proper adjustment is.

That's about the same principle I use on the old Chevy engine, or most for that matter. Thanks

Can you give me your definition of "over lap?" Does it mean the same thing as "base circle of the cam?" I know you said that in your procedure, you do not get involved in determining tdc, but just for my edification, when the cam (twin cam) for whatever cylinder you are working on is on overlap, does that indicate that the cylinder is on tdc?

Thanks! Simple easy explanation! That's a good video!

Great video!!

Why do you have to wait for the one to bleed down to move into the next one on the same Cylinder ?

Thank you I like your way good for me thanks

Stay down Josh great video

YO BRO GREATLY APPRECIATED THANKS FOR SHOWING ME. DO YOU THINK IT MATTERS IF I CUT THE TWO FRONT PUSH RODS OFF AND ONLY USE BRAND NEW ONES FOR THE FRONT.JUST WONDERING LOL FOR NOW I MIGHT DO IT SO PUHLEASE ET ME KNOW IF YOU KNOW THANKS MY NAME IS LUKE BY THE Way

Can you do both rods on each cylinder at the same time, if not why?

I can dig it.

Frt intake up ,adjust rear intake, frt exh up, adjust rear exhaust. Do same for front cylinder rears up ! Simple!

IM FIXING MY SOFTTAIL ITS A 97 1340 EVO AND IM PUTTING AN ANDREWS CAM SHAFT IN IT NOTHING CRAZY JUST TO WAKE IT UP ABIT IM ,54 NOW AND WELL I GET IT HOW I CAN GET JUST AS HURT AT 45 OR 145 I JUST WANNA CRUISE LOL AND OCCASIONALLY LET HER RIP ABIT YOU KNOW TWIST MY WRIST AND FEEL MY TWIG AND BERRIES JIGGLE LOL.. Anyhow WHY AM I HAVING A HARDTIME TAKING THESE TWO OUT ILL SHOW YOU

Thank you!

Thanks for posting this but get 4 paper clips and big rubber bands or small bungee cords and pull the push rod covers up out of the way.

Question, Are these New lifters that have never had the engine started?

Get your self a holly carb return spring for throttle Linkage from are car ,been doing this for 35 years

great video. thanks

So less complicated mucho Thanks

Kinda disappointed to see a RockStar drink and not a can of Busch Heavy...lmfao

rubber band and paper clip holds them good

This is the only acceptable mullet. I thought you were wearing a coonskin cap at first!

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Fancy holders aka wire hangers

My whole problem is that I bought a bike with unknown aftermarket pushrods lol. I'm thinking just bottom them out and back them off halfway.

But what if you have solid lifters instead of hydraulic

Nice fxr

3 full turns equal 18 flats. i think

That is the simplest way I've seen

Sorry dammit i gotta gwt to work im late lol

I need a fuckin lift in my garage😭

This is a great vid on setting adjustables but again- I have to ask- WHY are adjustable rods in the bike in the first place? You're introducing 4 more points of failure in a Harley engine- as there isn't enough already. For what?? ... so you can save an hour and a half labor?? How often are you in there to justify cutting rods? People- think. You're eventually going to have to go upstairs anyway, valve seals don't last forever, breathers on twincams DO need to be changed. Unless you're running solid lifters - which if you are, that's a whole new convo; then just say NO to adjustables. As I stated in the beginning, IF you are going to install adjustables- THIS is the vid to watch.

thanks for the tip you made it look simple it looks like i have to do this have a tick noise on one rod do i have change all lifters i look all over and this looks like the best way to do it seen them use rubber bands to hold up rod covers to bolts one more question is solid rod better or adjustable rod thanks again my brother used to throw wrenches at me to teach me how to work on bikes you sound like you be a good teacher heres a free song for you ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V-KBFWu8EOk.html

you guys are gonna put dealers shop work outta work