Zipper's Performance Red Shift Cams TC - Manual (Page 6)

Assembly Instructions:
Red Shift Cams produces a wide range of performance camshafts, from bolt-in cams for factory engines, to high-lift cams for
dedicated racing engines. It is important to know that as the performance level increases, the number of steps increase accordingly
to ensure that your installation is successful. Red Shift bolt-in cams are extensively tested in factory-built engines to ensure proper
valve-to-valve and valve-to-piston clearancing on unmodified engines. However, if you’re building a customized performance engine,
the task is up to the engine builder to determine if the desired cam will physically work or not. Changing the pistons, decking the
head gasket surface, and altering the valve sizes significantly alter the available clearances. It is critical to know that the cam has
enough clearance before installing it and finding out that there’s interference the hard way.
On All models:
1.) Read the re-assembly procedure in your factory service manual, and mark the page with the hardware torque values.
2.) Thoroughly wash and clean all of the parts that you’re about to reinstall in your engine.
3.) Re-assemble the oil pump, and install it on the crankshaft. Pay careful attention to the installation, if the o-ring on the end
of the pump is damaged, the engine will be unable to scavenge properly, and will wet-sump.
4.) Read the appropriate section for your model year motorcycle.
’07-UP Chain Drive
5.) Coat the camshaft lobes, bearing journals, and chain sprockets with assembly lubricant.
6.) Install the inner Cam Chain onto the cams, making certain that the timing marks are pointed at each other.
7.) Insert the cams into the cam support plate.
8.) Install the thrust washer on the front cylinder’s camshaft, and install a new c-clip onto the end of the camshaft. This will
lock the cam set into the Cam Support plate.
9.) Install the Inner Cam Chain Tensioner.
10.) Install the cam support plate assembly into the engine, and torque the assembly in place.
11.) The oil pump should be fastened to the cam support plate, and torqued in place.
12.) Reinstall the factory spacer on the rear cylinder’s camshaft for a mock up.
13.) Mock up the drive sprockets first, leaving the chain on your workbench. Check the alignment of the two drive sprockets,
as the factory service manual describes. A different spacer may need to be sourced to correct any misalignments between
the rear camshaft and the crankshaft. Factory spacers are available in 0.010” thickness increments.
14.) Once the sprocket alignment has been set, install the outer drive chain onto the two sprockets, lining up the timing marks.
Install all 3 pieces onto the engine at the same time, and install the appropriate bolts for each sprocket. Always use blue
Loctite on the threads, and torque the bolts in place. The special sprocket locking tool makes torqueing these bolts a cinch.
15.) Install the outer Cam Chain Tensioner.
16.) Install the outer Cam cover, following the factory torque spec and torque pattern.
‘99-06 Chain Drive
5.) Install the new Outer bearings onto the camshafts.
6.) Coat the camshaft lobes, inner bearing journal, and chain sprockets with assembly lubricant.
7.) Install the inner Cam Chain onto the cams, making certain that the timing marks are pointed at each other.
8.) Press the cams and bearings into the cam support plate, locking the front camshaft in place with a c-clip.
9.) Install the cam support plate assembly into the engine, and torque the assembly in place.
10.) Release the Inner Cam Chain Tensioner.
11.) The oil pump should be fastened to the cam support plate, and torqued in place.
12.) Reinstall the factory spacer on the rear camshaft for a mock up.
13.) Mock up the drive sprockets first, leaving the chain on your workbench. Check the alignment of the two drive sprockets,
as the factory service manual describes. A shim may need to be sourced to correct any misalignments between the rear
camshaft and the crankshaft.