Nice tip - that's a strategy to consider. Thanks.
On Sep 11, 5:39 am, "Creative Residential Designs" <[email protected]> wrote: > What I do with my cylinder head cover is apply hi-tack to the bottom side > and silicone to the top side. The reason? If you have to remove the cam > cover again it will stick to the bottom side in one piece. Use a razor knife > between the top side of the gasket and the cam cover itself on sticky spots > and the cam cover will just pop off of the gasket. Gentle on that razor > knife so as not to cut the gasket! I just did this and it saved my gasket > when I had to get back into my engine. HotrodMamma. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "oldschoolgwin" <[email protected]> > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 9:11 PM > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: CAM sprocket bolts - reinstall with > > Loctite???? > > We must have posted simulataneously at the same time. > > Actually I didn't button it up yet and only torqued the cam sprocket > bolts to 8 ft-lbs to verify cam timing. So before the final torquing > i'll remove one bolt apply a drop of 243 retorque then to the others. > > One last uncertainty is when i put the cyl head cover gasket onL I > will put it on dry with exception to high temp silicone applied under > the rubber plugs (half round) and then just apply a thin layer of > silcone directly on top of the rubber plug. Ok? > > Thanks, > > Paul > > On Sep 10, 8:00 pm, oldschoolgwin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Correction - I stand in error. > > > The manual does call out a thread locker for these bolts in 1) the > > general information under torque values for engine - cam sprocket > > "apply a locking agent to the threads" and 2) in chpt 6 (cyl head > > valves) general information under torque values "apply a locking agent > > to the threads". > > > The interesting part is both referenced above call for 13-16 ft*lbs > > WHILE the detailed installation instructions n chapter 6 call for > > 16-19 ft*lbs so the specs are in conflict with each other. > > > I guess locktite 243 may be the optimum choice. > > > Paul > > > On Sep 10, 5:02 pm, oldschoolgwin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I've seen a few references to using locktite when installing the CAM > > > sprocket bolts. I haven't been able to find reference to this in the > > > Honda manual. > > > > Is this a reccomended practice. > > > > Possible scenarios are: > > > 1. It's not needed to prevent the bolts from loosening (or Honda would > > > have specified it) > > > 2. It is needed (Honda just didn't specify it - doesn't seem likely) > > > 3. If it is used -removing them the next time may be really difficult > > > or most likely require heating with a torch. Ouch - i don't like this > > > scenario. > > > > Any thoughts on this one? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Paul- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
