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Mar 14, 2010 | 05:35 PM

#21

eastltd

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Originally Posted by leadfoot4

Wanna bet????

That was good for a laugh. I bet you're speaking from experience

Mar 14, 2010 | 07:25 PM

#22

Paul L

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Originally Posted by leadfoot4

Wanna bet????

I suppose you can be aggressive and crack them. Heck, tightening those bolts is a "feel" old school thing. Same with intake manifold bolts at 35.

Mar 15, 2010 | 06:55 PM

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leadfoot4

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Originally Posted by eastltd

That was good for a laugh. I bet you're speaking from experience

Oh, YEAH!!

40+ years of "wrenchin" on cars has had it's share of misadventures.....

Mar 15, 2010 | 10:12 PM

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pbbergs

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Originally Posted by paul 74

FelPro makes a gasket set with hard nylon grommets where the bolts go through. You cannot over-tighten or distort the gasket.

I went and picked one of these up and ended up hand tightening it. I started at 40 ft/lbs but got nervous it seemed so big of a value. I looked at the gasket details and they said 60 in/lbs. My torque wrench wouldn't go that light so I hand tightened it and made sure to put some Blue locktite on.

Hope it all worksout.

Thx again to all.

Mar 16, 2010 | 07:28 PM

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leadfoot4

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Originally Posted by pbbergs

I went and picked one of these up and ended up hand tightening it. I started at 40 ft/lbs?? holy cow!!!! IT'S ONLY A 5/16" BOLT!! but got nervous it seemed so big of a value. I looked at the gasket details and they said 60 in/lbs. ROUGHLY 4 FT/LBS. My torque wrench wouldn't go that light so I hand tightened it and made sure to put some Blue locktite on.

Hope it all worksout.

Thx again to all.

Hope you didn't distort anything!

Apr 28, 2010 | 01:41 PM

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Steve~74

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I wish I would have found this thread about 2 hrs ago.

I noticed a small leak at the base of one of my valve covers, so I grabbed the socket and tighten them up. On the second one, SNAP.........off came the head of the bolt.

Wait a pain in the AZZ......

Apr 28, 2010 | 01:48 PM

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larryg3

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From: Antioch IL

that is too bad!!! sorry to hear that. I guess we know what you will be doing for the next few hours!!! good luck!!

Apr 29, 2010 | 10:14 AM

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Kevins77

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Originally Posted by Steve~74

Good luck! I had one of those fancy dress up T bolts snap off while hand tightening it last year in the old motor - It snapped off flush, and I managed to break off the easy out in it as well when my hand slipped. Ended up having to have a stud welded in place. THAT was an infuriating day