Rocker Box covers
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Road Warrior
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From: Washngton State
Rocker Box covers
Gents,
I bought powder coated upper and lower rocker box covers for my WG. When I remove the upper cover, lifter covers and lower covers...is there anything special I need to do other than remove and reinstall the bolts in the proper sequence?
Thanks,
Chris
I bought powder coated upper and lower rocker box covers for my WG. When I remove the upper cover, lifter covers and lower covers...is there anything special I need to do other than remove and reinstall the bolts in the proper sequence?
Thanks,
Chris
Road Master
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From: Millsboro Delaware
Since I have not had the pleasure of pulling my lower rocker boxes, only the top I believe you will have to switch over your rocker arms and re adjust your push rods. It should all be in the service manual which you will need for torque specs and tightening sequence.
if you dotn have a factory service manual GET ONE. proper torque specs, sequences, etc for both removal and re-install. your rocker supports are botled to your lower rocker boxes so your gonna need to make sure the cylinder your working on is on TDC with the lifters on thwe base circle of the cam lboe or when you release the bolts you'll end up bending stuff. oh ya DOG BONE ADAPTERS will make your life sooooo much easier. while your unbolting them might as well rebuild your breatehr valves with new bits as you'll have them apart
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Road Warrior
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From: Washngton State
I have a service manual and wanted to make sure I was reading it correctly. I watched a YouTube video and that was not done so I am just making sure.
I just got back and I am in transient housing right now...this will be a project for when I get my jack put together and I am in my garage.
Thanks
I just got back and I am in transient housing right now...this will be a project for when I get my jack put together and I am in my garage.
Thanks
Tourer
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Like the guy above said you wanna make sure you're on base circle when pulling off the rocker arms and support plates. Let us know if you have any questions about that because it's kind of a pain in the dick IMO. Wouldn't wanna tweak anything in there... Same goes with install.
I bought two new breather assemblies because they don't sell just the gaskets. And I didn't feel like waiting on the breather as it was only a couple bucks cheaper than the whole assembly.... Also bought new O-rings that go below the breather assemblies.
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I also want to recommend proper cleaning of the gasket surfaces and all the fastener threads and the threaded holes. This will help ensure that your fasteners work properly and will help prevent a leak. This tool set is a requirement in my book:
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This kit is NOT for retapping thread holes, it is for cleaning and repairing threads and thread holes. It will help remove the massive amount of thread-locker that HD likes to use. If there is a small metal spur, it will clean that up but again this kit does not create new threads, just takes care of what you got.
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This kit is NOT for retapping thread holes, it is for cleaning and repairing threads and thread holes. It will help remove the massive amount of thread-locker that HD likes to use. If there is a small metal spur, it will clean that up but again this kit does not create new threads, just takes care of what you got.
He's right if there is any foreign matter in your thread holes you could potentially split a head while torquing.
But if you dont have the tools run a bolt in with your fingers using brake cleaner and a back and forth motion blowing out any debris and with compressed air and with any luck you will be fine.
You should get a whole new gasket set and the little blow by filters will be included.