2007 Heritage Softail with a leaking primary cover. Would like to re-torque the screws but don’t know the torque value. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Hand tight....SNUG....too many stories about people using a torque wrench ( maybe uncalibrated ) and striping threads.

I ALLWAYS tighten mine without the use of a torque wrench , even thought I own quality tools .
So far no leaks

 

I agree there is no reason to torque them, because they are not a critical fastener.... but if you want to know, most years are 84-120 INCH pounds...

I do use my torque wrench, but at the middle of the range. I set my torque wrench to 100 inch pounds. I then tighten/snug them by hand, and then torque them, both in the proper order. 100 inch pounds isn't really much more than snugged up by hand....

I use a quality (CDI) torque wrench and clean the bolts/holes well before reassembly. I use a thread chaser on the holes, and thread chaser/ wire wheel on bolts...

I also use ARP SS fasteners, so they are installed with blue loctite to avoid galvanic corrosion...

Good luck with your repair...

 

like the other guys said just snug them up. I think...thats dangerous...the sequence is more important than torqing to max number...

 

Thank you! Never thought about a sequence. Good stuff. Thanks again.