I have been riding and wrenching Harleys since the mid 1970's. I have re-built maybe 6 or 7 engines and 4 transmissions, certainly not a lot by anyone's standards. Each time I watch one of your videos I get simple, common sense tips that promote reliability. For this I am grateful that you have taken the time to produce these videos.

Some day, after watching all tatros vids, I'll be able to put a bike together from swap meet parts and then fix it. Awesome videos!

Always eye opening what a little patience can do for you.Nice work Tatro

Recently found your channel. Enjoy it so much. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Working on a 1980 FLH myself.....

Great series .Thanks for sharing.

This is so awesome!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge brother! I really love Harley Davidsons thank you again

Wow that's a good idea with the 5 speed seal on the 4 speed main shaft Thats a Good Fix i Have to try That Next time i do my 4 speed trans but i have the newer trans 79 witch looks way better then the one your working on ! great video ! My Shovel Allways Marks Her Spot Right From my trans from that same seal i for got to change it

@cesarguerrero676

5 жыл бұрын

Is it better to use 5 speed seal than 4 speed seal? Thank you Tatro

excellent from what i see she needed your TLC

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I remove the mainshaft bearing ream it and put in later model needle bearings as well ( works all the time )

...So...you think that's bad? When I bought my 46 Knuckle, the threads on that main gear were so broken off from hammering on that big nut, the previous 'mechanic' just welded the nut, threaded extension and sprocket all together.....After replacing all that stuff and new seals (and buying a big socket)....no leaks.....and that was over 30 years ago.....

Your knowledge of this stuff is unbelievable. I don't understand how the 80-82 spacer washer works. When you torque it down, wouldn't it just push the seal further in?

@TatroMachine

7 жыл бұрын

i could but then it would be dragging. seals don't work very good when they are being jammed into something. this is an older video so i am assuming that the spacing washer was needed for seal clearance or to offset the sprocket for case clearance or sprocket alignment purposes with the rear wheel or sprocket. tatro

Sometimes it easier to just jerk that new inter seal out and start a new 1 again. Seals are cheap, BUT make sure you know which way the lip is supposed to be.

@TatroMachine

Жыл бұрын

and which way would that be. tatro

Tatro, this ain't the first time you're having to fix somebody else's mess. I'm beginning to see a pattern here.

All that to ruin a seal

Over and over the words keep going through my head "that seal in done son" 30:23...Pull it out and get a new seal.

I used a 1977 non keyed spacer and torqued it down and lightly ( impact gun set on the #2 setting out of 5). This is also on a 72. Now the sprocket is super tight, and barely turns. What'd I do wrong? I did measure the 77 spacer against the 72 spacer and the 77 measure .030 thicker. I wonder if that is causing the tightness. I'll pop the old, keyed spacer in and see how that feels.

@TatroMachine

7 жыл бұрын

you might have the cork seal stuck under the spacer instead of being around the spacer like it should. i use the -77 spacers all the time without any problems. always put thee spacer in the seal before you install the seal and make sure the cork is down in the holes too. tatro

@jeffreylonigro1382

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's what I did. I put the cork in first, then the spacer. Its under, not around, the spacer. I gotta figure this out.

Is it better to use 5 speed seal than 4 speed seal? Thank you Tatro

@TatroMachine

5 жыл бұрын

totally different parts. use what fits. tatro

The 5 sped seal he said was 10 thousands larger in diameter so, I can’t see how that would be a good fix. I understand the issue with the gear being broken out but the seal was deformed when he installed it and if the outer nut was going to seal it as well, I think I’d have put the correct seal in. I don’t see the seal he put in lasting too long. Just my thoughts.

Some people should just throw their tool boxes in the dumpster!!!! It would make your job a little easier

@TatroMachine

6 жыл бұрын

no fun in that. tatro

what type of three bond do you use?

@TatroMachine

6 жыл бұрын

1184

So your driver setup for the mainshaft nut: took a socket, drilled the square drive hole big enough to fit over the mainshaft and then welded a section of pipe and then welded that to another socket? Si, si...no, no?

@TatroMachine

7 жыл бұрын

no, i cut the socket and add the tube in the middle and weld it all back together. i add a 2nd socket if i need a 1/2" drive square end. tatro

So I'll be watching any video that you have about shovelheads LOL........

@TatroMachine

3 ай бұрын

do i need one? tatro

@MoeLarrycurly1

3 ай бұрын

@@TatroMachine 🤭

You will never get that 10 thou oversized seal out if ever ….?

Church bells in the back round? Saint keanen? at work on harleys ?

@TatroMachine

4 жыл бұрын

when the wind blows just right you can hear them. most of the time you can't. they are not close. tatro

ouch

Size 10 foot in a size 8 shoe ….

Everything I've tried over the years has been in vein as the transmission would still end up leaking. POS design if you were to ask me. Major PITA to get at too (outer and inner primary). I don't know what made me so brand loyal even after 35 years of ownership and 6 different models, I must be a glutton for punishment. My brother has 4 Harley Davidsons and 3 are broken and need something. ALWAYS somethin...

@TatroMachine

4 жыл бұрын

that is why we like them so much. we get very involved in them. tatro

WTF??? Another hack Job?

@TatroMachine

7 жыл бұрын

thats correct. did you see how bad it runs at the end of the playlist? tatro

@jerryhatfield9654

7 жыл бұрын

Tatro Machine hey Tatro'? I have a 99 twin cam with the rear Rod out. motor has 67k on the lower end. just off the top your head what's a lower end rebuild cost.

@TatroMachine

7 жыл бұрын

new s&s crank is around 1300 and main bearings are around 160. if you can set-up the timken bearing you can do the job yourself. not too much fitting on twincam motor. they are made to be put together with machines, not humans. tatro

@kennethwise7108

4 жыл бұрын

@@TatroMachine nice decision by some dumba$$ Engineer to remove the Timkin bearings from the equation. He is probably retired now and can give a rat's as$ about HD.

@ronrichards2691

4 жыл бұрын

Enigma farm that sounds like a farm i want to be on

Working on a 1980 FLH myself.....