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| - | | Homemade Tool for Splitting Cases ((photos by DirtyCory of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1297584&page=6)) | | + | ^ Homemade Tool for Splitting Cases ((photos by DirtyCory of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1297584&page=6)) ^^^ |
| - | ====== Primary and Cam / Gearcase Cover Removal ====== | + | ====== Primary and Cam / Gearcase Cover ====== |
| + | Early primary and cam covers had flat head, phillips and posidrive heads. \\ | ||
| + | It's difficult to get them tight enough to keep from leaking and easy to get them too, causing leaks, case cracks or broken screws. \\ | ||
| + | This prompts some to change the screws out to modern hex (allen) head socket screws. \\ | ||
| + | Even allen head screws won't take a lot of over-torque without distorting the drive slots in the head though. \\ | ||
| + | For the most even tightening of any of these screws, you can use a torque wrench with the correct bits. \\ | ||
| - | * You can use a piece of cardboard or an old pizza box to keep from mixing up the primary cover screws (or cam cover). | + | You can find hex bits at hardware / tool stores that are either made to socket wrench adapters or made to insert into them. \\ |
| - | * Make an outline on the cardboard using the new gasket or even the cover itself and poke the holes for the screws with a punch or Phillips screwdriver. | + | Then simply attach the adapter to a torque wrench and torque away. \\ |
| - | * Keeping the bolts in order as you take them off saves time and headache of remembering which length goes where. | + | With the cover screws only being spec'd at 80-110 in/lbs, an in/lb beam torque wrench will give more consistent results than an in/lb clicker wrench. \\ |
| + | The pic below shows a 0-80 in/lb torque wrench with adapters for a flat head screw. Just use the correct hex bit needed. \\ | ||
| - | |{{:techtalk:ref:tools:primary_cover_screw_holder_by_luxblue.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:gearcase_screw_holder_by_johnny_wolf.jpg?direct&300|}}| | + | {{:techtalk:ref:tools:torque_wrench_with_hex_bit_adapters_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Hippysmack)) \\ |
| - | | Protecting / retaining primary cover ((photo by luxblue of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1098213&highlight=oil+pump+spacer)) and Gearcase Cover ((photo by Johnny Wolf of the XLFORUM)) Screws || | + | |
| ===== Primary Cover ===== | ===== Primary Cover ===== | ||
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| ===== Cam / Gearcase Cover ===== | ===== Cam / Gearcase Cover ===== | ||
