Cam lobe wear

[billbuilds]

    This is the worst spot on the four lobes of the S&S 570CE's that I was running with spring loaded tensioners. Apparently the lifter rollers got some air at some point in time. Is it not wise to continue to run these? probably easier to tell with a magnifying glass but I couldn't get a good shot. Been dragging my feet on this since I really didn't want to have to spring for new cams plus I'm fortunate to have another bike to ride. But it's way past time I got this thing running. I do have manual comp releases now so I don't need the easy starts. Your thoughts please.

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[FXDBI]

How many miles on them?   Bob

[billbuilds]

How many miles on them?   Bob

     Around 14K

[smoserx1]

It is almost impossible to diagnose anything like this from a photo....especially if a flash was used.  The flash tends to create many tiny reflections at wear spots that make things look worse.  14K miles is not much.  here is a 203 I pulled out of mine about 11 years ago with 50K and gave to a buddy who ran them several more years.  I would probably reuse the one you show.

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[billbuilds]

    Thanks for sharing the photo and your experience with that cam. Thinking that I shouldn't be so hesitant to throw mine back in.