Valve Cover center bolt
 

I fuked up and read the wrong torque for the valve cover center bolts, and right as i was saying, this sure is a lot of torque, SNAP.

anyways, if you have one laying around, let me know, i will be going to the dealership tomorrow anyways to drop off the tbss for some warranty work.

now i get to practice using an e.z.out on my heads. .:fial:

-Carl

LS2 btw..

wow, already got a phone call from FRD (jeff) with an extra one. :thumbs:

cheers!

Done this a few times, pain in the ass to get out sometimes... and then others are a breeze

lucky me, just enough, about 2mm was sticking out, grabbed it with some 20$ vice grips.

maybe it was in inch pounds not foot pounds?

120 ft lbs ftl?

no, i mis-read the torque for the valley cover bolts, i thought it was valve cover bolts, but it was 18ftlbs or 216inpounds, what my manual calls it is a rocker cover, 106inchpounds. so ya, twice the torque. boom!

-Carl

OK Guys! ive searched everywhere!! Can't find this bolt, dealership wants me to buy the whole rocker cover... 114 bucks! someone's got to have one of these laying around!

-Carl

If all else fails get me a sample and I can make you a new one.

i just cut the bolt out that's crimped in the sleeve, then went and bought one at ace, i hate rigging shit up like this, but it was all i could find. if someone sees an ls based engine, steal a bolt off it and shoot me a PM.

Did you try to call Jamison's? I think they may have one from a used engine or two.


EDIT: just spoke with them. Nothing.

next time I'm at LKQ I will grab you one.