Valve cover bolt torque specs.
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From: Henderson Nv-Rohnert Park/Sonoma C o. ca/born in NY Rockaway Beach.
Valve cover bolt torque specs.
LS3 valve cover bolts ? What should they be torqued to ?
Or is it like the old school. Just tighten and then one more turn??
Thanks
Or is it like the old school. Just tighten and then one more turn??
Thanks
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I have broken one of these bolts before. I was torquing with a proper torque wrench to the 106 in-lb. For whatever reason, the wrench never clicked and the bolt broke. I think the bolt must have been weak to begin with because it did not take much force at all. Luckily, the broken part unthreaded from the head very easily.