Well, life was going well, lots of good help getting the valve cover access, new gasket and new grommets. Easy install until..
I got a manual (Honda manual) and figured I would look for the torque values for the valve cover.
Honda doesn't have anything called valve cover but they do have cylinder cover and they say 9 ft-lbs.
I don't trust my 1/2 torque wrench at that low of a value so I got a 1/4 torque wrench and it seemed like 9 ft-lbs was pretty tight.
And it was, I snapped off one of the bolts (before clicking on the torque wrench), I'm guessing I need a really sharp drill bit and easy out to remove it but figure I'll ask here first.
Also, I pondered doing hand tight but does anyone know what the valve cover should be torqued to?
Crap, I just looked at the torque wrench and it's in inch pounds, that's even more depressing. I'm thinking that I was backed too far out.
Woe is me..
bob
I got a manual (Honda manual) and figured I would look for the torque values for the valve cover.
Honda doesn't have anything called valve cover but they do have cylinder cover and they say 9 ft-lbs.
I don't trust my 1/2 torque wrench at that low of a value so I got a 1/4 torque wrench and it seemed like 9 ft-lbs was pretty tight.
And it was, I snapped off one of the bolts (before clicking on the torque wrench), I'm guessing I need a really sharp drill bit and easy out to remove it but figure I'll ask here first.
Also, I pondered doing hand tight but does anyone know what the valve cover should be torqued to?
Crap, I just looked at the torque wrench and it's in inch pounds, that's even more depressing. I'm thinking that I was backed too far out.
Woe is me..
bob