So I just started tearing down my Wide Glide, (doing a thorough rebuild) and came to the part where you take off the cylinder heads. With the amount of space given, how in great Zeus' butthole are you supposed to torque them down when it's time for reassembly ?! I should mention it's an 82 shovelhead.

 

Is that info in your HD service manual?
Scott

 

If you're doing a total rebuild, why don't you have the motor off-frame and on stand/bench? Full access all around...

 

(???),never had any problem torqueing heads with the motor in the frame (any model)

 

OK, I must be missing something here. There just isn't enough room physically to get a torque wrench and socket on those bolts. I had to modify (grind down) a wrench just to get them off.

 

These can come in handy.

 

They look highly useful for just this situation. Do tell where you got them from. And thanks for sharing!!

 

switch the bolts to allen head. just try to use standard bolts on big bore jugs, the bolts won't even fit much less wrenches

 

Snap-on. Just remember to keep them at a 90 degree angle to the torque wrench handle. They're spendy, but a must have when torquing heads still in the frame.

 

An alternative to Snap-on:
http://www.mcmaster.com/#torque-wren...pters/=10mjemz
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