cometic rocker head gaskets
Looking at doing replacement rocket box gaskets due to the rear leaking badly. Purchased cometic gasket kit. The question I have is that my HD manual says to torque the head bolts from 18-22 foot lbs. Reading the instructions on the cometic kit it says to torque the head bolts to 42 ft lbs in sequence. Can anyone who has installed the Cometic kit chime in on the correct ft. lbs of torque and what your experience has been. Little confusing and don't want to strip anything. Thanks in advance.
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Originally Posted by ballbreaker69
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... Can anyone who has installed the Cometic kit chime in on the correct ft. lbs of torque and what your experience has been...
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Use the Cometic Torque specs.
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9, 14, 22, 35, 42 I follow this procedure every time with cosmetic head and base gaskets. |
Yeah that's the sequence I follow as well, Never had a problem.
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Just got home from work. Thanks to apache snow, Madnss, jackddg22 and lewk. . I will use the sequence as set out on the cometic kit instructions as you have suggested. I was initially a little afraid of the higher torque values but if it has worked for your sportsters with no problems then it will certainly work for me. Many thanks
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Originally Posted by ballbreaker69
(Post 17757885)
Looking at doing replacement rocket box gaskets due to the rear leaking badly. Purchased cometic gasket kit. The question I have is that my HD manual says to torque the head bolts from 18-22 foot lbs. Reading the instructions on the cometic kit it says to torque the head bolts to 42 ft lbs in sequence. Can anyone who has installed the Cometic kit chime in on the correct ft. lbs of torque and what your experience has been. Little confusing and don't want to strip anything. Thanks in advance.
Don't confuse head bolts with rocker box bolts. None of the rocker box bolts takes anywhere near 42ft-lbs, you'll twist it right off. |
Yikes ... good "Save" ?
Hopefully 45 mins wasn't "Too Late" ;) |
Originally Posted by multihdrdr
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... Hopefully 45 mins wasn't "Too Late" ;)
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Reading in my old age must be escaping me. LOL
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