Hi there, I'm replacing the valve cover gasket on the car listed above LE. The gasket came with two rubber washers for the center bolts, which have metal inside of them and seem unidirectional. I started tightening them and saw deformity in the washer and metal shavings coming up from the valve cover, so my question is twofold:
1. Are they unidirectional? And if so, which direction is up? The metal inside of the rubber looks like a normal metal washer with four feet sticking down like a tiny coffee table.
2. Am I over tightening the bolts? My torque wrench is in foot-lbs and the specs in the Chilton's manual say those two center bolts need to be at 96 inch-lbs (8 foot-lbs). I doubt my torque wrench is accurate at that low number, but the metal shavings seemed to be grinding off the valve cover at well below 8 foot-lbs, so something is wrong.
Thanks so much,
I've looked everywhere on the internet and can't find the answer.
1. Are they unidirectional? And if so, which direction is up? The metal inside of the rubber looks like a normal metal washer with four feet sticking down like a tiny coffee table.
2. Am I over tightening the bolts? My torque wrench is in foot-lbs and the specs in the Chilton's manual say those two center bolts need to be at 96 inch-lbs (8 foot-lbs). I doubt my torque wrench is accurate at that low number, but the metal shavings seemed to be grinding off the valve cover at well below 8 foot-lbs, so something is wrong.
Thanks so much,
I've looked everywhere on the internet and can't find the answer.
Sep 10, 2022 at 11:56 AM
