Loctite On Valve Cover Bolts at Darrell Deborah blog

Loctite On Valve Cover Bolts. No need for locktite on those bolts. Wasteful and asking for removal problems. Wait til you have time. If you’ve never done a thread repair before, don’t attempt it when you’re in a rush. After about 500 miles, i noticed oil on the back of the engine. Gasket is new and seals well when the bolts are tight. Just use the factory torque with a correctly functioning torque wrench and correct. I know that the old pressed steel valve covers on water cooled vws seem to have this issue as well. You better not use locktite on those lightly torqued differential cover bolts. I'm surprised that they didn't. You could thread in a longer bolt and loctite a nut onto it if there’s room. Loctite the studs in with medium and no matter how thick the valve cover and gasket stack is, you have enough stud. I don't recommend using loctite on those bolts. If the cover is torqued to spec so that the rubber is compressed and the cover bottoms onto the head, then the bolts shouldn't loosen. If the cover is torqued down correctly, so that the rubber is compressed and the cover.

If you’ve never done a thread repair before, don’t attempt it when you’re in a rush. Loctite the studs in with medium and no matter how thick the valve cover and gasket stack is, you have enough stud. I know that the old pressed steel valve covers on water cooled vws seem to have this issue as well. You better not use locktite on those lightly torqued differential cover bolts. If the cover is torqued down correctly, so that the rubber is compressed and the cover. You could thread in a longer bolt and loctite a nut onto it if there’s room. If the cover is torqued to spec so that the rubber is compressed and the cover bottoms onto the head, then the bolts shouldn't loosen. Wasteful and asking for removal problems. I'm surprised that they didn't. Just use the factory torque with a correctly functioning torque wrench and correct.

Loctite on flywheel bolts

Loctite On Valve Cover Bolts Just use the factory torque with a correctly functioning torque wrench and correct. I know that the old pressed steel valve covers on water cooled vws seem to have this issue as well. If the cover is torqued down correctly, so that the rubber is compressed and the cover. I don't recommend using loctite on those bolts. No need for locktite on those bolts. Gasket is new and seals well when the bolts are tight. You better not use locktite on those lightly torqued differential cover bolts. If the cover is torqued to spec so that the rubber is compressed and the cover bottoms onto the head, then the bolts shouldn't loosen. Wait til you have time. Wasteful and asking for removal problems. I'm surprised that they didn't. You could thread in a longer bolt and loctite a nut onto it if there’s room. If you’ve never done a thread repair before, don’t attempt it when you’re in a rush. Loctite the studs in with medium and no matter how thick the valve cover and gasket stack is, you have enough stud. After about 500 miles, i noticed oil on the back of the engine. Just use the factory torque with a correctly functioning torque wrench and correct.