Valve Cover Bolts
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Valve Cover Bolts
Hello all,
I was putting on my valve cover the other day and one of the bolts broke. I Was wondering if all of them should be replaced? They are probbaly factory stock. But the valve cover is also already on there, rtv, gasket and all so would it be a terrible idea to remove the bolts at this point to put new ones in?
I was putting on my valve cover the other day and one of the bolts broke. I Was wondering if all of them should be replaced? They are probbaly factory stock. But the valve cover is also already on there, rtv, gasket and all so would it be a terrible idea to remove the bolts at this point to put new ones in?
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I'd run a small ez-out in there and just pull and replace the bad one.
They don't require much torque, lots of folks over tighten.
Somewhere around 7 ft/lbs is enough. Basically just a tad over finger-tight.
They don't require much torque, lots of folks over tighten.
Somewhere around 7 ft/lbs is enough. Basically just a tad over finger-tight.
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Originally Posted by XJEEP01
Hello all,
I was putting on my valve cover the other day and one of the bolts broke. I Was wondering if all of them should be replaced? They are probbaly factory stock. But the valve cover is also already on there, rtv, gasket and all so would it be a terrible idea to remove the bolts at this point to put new ones in?
I was putting on my valve cover the other day and one of the bolts broke. I Was wondering if all of them should be replaced? They are probbaly factory stock. But the valve cover is also already on there, rtv, gasket and all so would it be a terrible idea to remove the bolts at this point to put new ones in?
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