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torque specs on valve cover

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my clymer manual lists the spec at 4.5 -7.0 ft/lbs. i hand-tightened first then set my torque wrench to 5 ft/lbs, criss-crossed side to side and front to back. i got a hairline crack beside the left-center-front bolt along with an oil leak. i will j-b weld tonite, but... tomorrow i will hand-tighten and only proceed to tighten further if there is any seepage. hopefully this will help someone from having the same problem.
 
Valve Cover

Valve Cover

I had a problem with my Valve Cover too. When I tried to tighten them to spec. One bolt broke, and it leaked out the front. The Head and the cover were very clean and a new gasket. I finally used a thin coat of silicon gasket maker with the gasket, I don't have the stuff with me now or I would tell you what it's called. I guy at the shop said I should not have to use anything like that,but it worked. I never could tighten them to spec. Someone else on here can help you better than me. But that's what happened.
 
A torque wrench that will read accurately at those low readings is VERY expensive.

Use your hands and your brain.

Also, on 16V engines it's easy to get the valve cover hung up on a dowel pin and crack it.
 
snug -then quarter-half turn with blue locktight

my head was stripped out from a torq wrench om nmy kz, and someone did it to my gs on a couple v cover bolts as well
i got a newton meter torq wrench, there pretty good, but there just something about those vc botls, also cam bolts are easy to strip out
 
If you really want to follow specs, you need to get a torque wrench that will do inch pounds, not foot pounds, and covert. They are in 1/4" drive, which should not be an issue.
 
bwringer said:
A torque wrench that will read accurately at those low readings is VERY expensive.

Use your hands and your brain.

Also, on 16V engines it's easy to get the valve cover hung up on a dowel pin and crack it.
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Yeah, not wanting to buy an expensive second torque wrench right now, anything under 10 I do by "feel"
 
i should have known better. i hand tightened this time, went for a test ride and all is well. but yep, no more torque wrench on covers!
 
I have a mac tools 1/4 inch drive that is in inchs pounds,but have strip a few threads on old bike,so I kinda work my way up to were am going
 
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