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techtalk:evo:engmech04c [2020/09/01 05:33] hippysmack [Gaskets] |
techtalk:evo:engmech04c [2021/11/12 22:42] hippysmack [Bolt Installation Sequence] |
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With the bolts 'lightly' hand seated, check all around the box for a gasket squirting out the side before tightening the bolts. \\ | With the bolts 'lightly' hand seated, check all around the box for a gasket squirting out the side before tightening the bolts. \\ | ||
It's easy to 'just nudge' the top section and squeeze a portion of the rubber gasket out while positioning it. \\ | It's easy to 'just nudge' the top section and squeeze a portion of the rubber gasket out while positioning it. \\ | ||
+ | See [[http://sportsterpedia.com/lib/exe/fetch.php/pdf-bulletin:tt0253.pdf|TT#253]] regarding the top rocker box gasket. | ||
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* Work in this order. Blue->red->yellow. \\ It is suggested to do this slowly (one turn at a time) and for the blue ones to do it in a cross pattern. \\ This is to bleed the lifters properly. | * Work in this order. Blue->red->yellow. \\ It is suggested to do this slowly (one turn at a time) and for the blue ones to do it in a cross pattern. \\ This is to bleed the lifters properly. | ||
* An easy way to remember the order is to work from the larger bolts to the smaller ones. | * An easy way to remember the order is to work from the larger bolts to the smaller ones. | ||
+ | * If you start with the red ones, you can easily strip the threads in the heads. | ||
**Torque values**: \\ | **Torque values**: \\ |