SCREAMIN EAGLE ADJUSTABLE ROCKER ARM KITS

[hd06]

 I thing it's a great idea.

[N-gin]

old news but new to the hd club, this, or similar should have been there from the beginning.

I said the same thing when I first saw the rocker arm and many others as well.

[BVHOG]

Unfortunately dealer says not yet available, not sure when.

[sfmichael]

I like the idea. As others have stated I thought it should have been there at the start

Loving all this M8 development

Another year or two and I'll get a little more serious about buying one

[TorQuePimp]

.001-.003 average

[jsachs1]

The swivel adjuster foot looks just like the ones Fueling used on his 4 valve heads. He had 2 upgrades over the ones used in the picture. 
John

[hdbikedoc]

Japanese has had this set up for years makes sense  The valves must open and close the same 
even the overhead cam models can be equalled with bucket shims  of different size so you get equal opening
EPA has nothing to do with it   the bottom line is cost
do you really think you could match stem protrusion  without spending a few hours fiddling try to charge that to a customer         I vote great to see

[alstar2]

would it be better if you had adjustable push rods,so you could loosen the push rod ,then zero out the rocker arm & then adjust the push rod.
is that 2 turns or 3?

[build it]

Neat

[PoorUB]

would it be better if you had adjustable push rods,so you could loosen the push rod ,then zero out the rocker arm & then adjust the push rod.
is that 2 turns or 3?

??
The hydraulic lifter will keep one valve at zero lash. You just need to adjust the one valve to near zero clearance. I would imagine you turn the screw int until it just touched the valve stem and lock it down. No need for feeler gauges.

[happyman]

I like the idea. As others have stated I thought it should have been there at the start

Loving all this M8 development

Another year or two and I'll get a little more serious about buying one

By then   HD will put out another wonderful product!

[rbabos]

would it be better if you had adjustable push rods,so you could loosen the push rod ,then zero out the rocker arm & then adjust the push rod.
is that 2 turns or 3?

??
The hydraulic lifter will keep one valve at zero lash. You just need to adjust the one valve to near zero clearance. I would imagine you turn the screw int until it just touched the valve stem and lock it down. No need for feeler gauges.

Correct.
Ron

[farmall]

EPA may be one reason these are not oem

They've no effect on emissions and if the "noise excuse" made sense Sportsters wouldn't have four gear drive cams. That old EPA wives tale is used to excuse MoCo foulups but I defy anyone anywhere to produce DATA to back it up.  HD are infamously cheap down the decades so if they can save small change by reducing parts count or cheapening execution, they do. That's one reason for the massive aftermarket.

Matching stem protrusion to adjust valves is despicably stupid and whoever inflicted it on the owner community knew what they were doing. Cutting valve seats to do what thoroughly proven adjusters do? Wow. My Suzuki GS 750 four valver had adjusters in the 1980s (and almost never needed adjusting).

[BVHOG]

Recieved my two "adjustable rocker arm kits" of the SE adjustable rockers today, you would assume as did the parts guy that a kit meant two of them.  Turns out you need four kits for one motor, some "kit"

[rbabos]

Recieved my two "adjustable rocker arm kits" of the SE adjustable rockers today, you would assume as did the parts guy that a kit meant two of them.  Turns out you need four kits for one motor, some "kit"

So, one should ask for a set of 4 instead when ordering ? Stupid marketing terminology for sure.
Ron

[PoorUB]

What kind of money? I assume if you thought you were ordering enough for one engine they must be on the spendy side.

[kd]

They are probably called a "kit" because each one individually is an assortment of 3 pieces that when assembled makes a "unit". (Did they come assembled?)  You likely only get one "unit / kit" because they are meant to correct a valve in the bank of 2 that has improper protrusion.  Cheaper than pulling the head and performing a high tech valve job to even them up. 

If you have 1 valve that needs repair, you do it and replace the rocker with the SE adjustable version. The MOCO regularly comes out with fixes for their screw ups and they call them SE parts to divert attention from calling it a recall. They know there is a problem and come out with a part to cure it, call it a performance upgrade, and we pay for the remedy again.

[happyman]

They are probably called a "kit" because each one individually is an assortment of 3 pieces that when assembled makes a "unit". (Did they come assembled?)  You likely only get one "unit / kit" because they are meant to correct a valve in the bank of 2 that has improper protrusion.  Cheaper than pulling the head and performing a high tech valve job to even them up. 

If you have 1 valve that needs repair, you do it and replace the rocker with the SE adjustable version. The MOCO regularly comes out with fixes for their screw ups and they call them SE parts to divert attention from calling it a recall. They know there is a problem and come out with a part to cure it, call it a performance upgrade, and we pay for the remedy again.

does seem to be the case all too often  where the  label  SE is applied to a screw up  so the customer once again get the hosing .

[rbabos]

They are probably called a "kit" because each one individually is an assortment of 3 pieces that when assembled makes a "unit". (Did they come assembled?)  You likely only get one "unit / kit" because they are meant to correct a valve in the bank of 2 that has improper protrusion.  Cheaper than pulling the head and performing a high tech valve job to even them up. 

If you have 1 valve that needs repair, you do it and replace the rocker with the SE adjustable version. The MOCO regularly comes out with fixes for their screw ups and they call them SE parts to divert attention from calling it a recall. They know there is a problem and come out with a part to cure it, call it a performance upgrade, and we pay for the remedy again.

does seem to be the case all too often  where the  label  SE is applied to a screw up  so the customer once again get the hosing .

Plus,  MoCo turns a profit while at it. How many SE comps were sold as retrofits to solve  the crappy first 07 comps? How many SE replacement comps were sold to replace the constant worn out units until oiling was introduced? But wait, there's more. New improved rocker arms will be flying off the shelves now. Me, I tired of the BS .

Ron

[LuzRD]

What kind of money? I assume if you thought you were ordering enough for one engine they must be on the spendy side.

MSRP is $55.95 and Surdyke lists them at $46.04 for each part number

[BVHOG]

Yup, price was the 55.95 per rocker so still not a terrible price.

[Karl H.]

Could you please take a picture of the unit and post it here?

Karl