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-====== Primary and Cam / Gearcase Cover Removal ====== +====== Primary and Cam / Gearcase Cover ====== 
-===== Storing Bolts ===== +Early primary and cam covers had flat head, phillips and posidrive heads. \\ 
-Some bolts are longer than the others. \\ +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. \\ 
-So you'll need to keep them in order of removal for an easier time of re-installing them. \\ +This prompts some to change the screws out to modern hex (allen) head socket screws. \\ 
-You can use a piece of cardboard or an old pizza box to keep from mixing up the primary cover screws (or cam cover).+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. \\
  
-  * 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. +You can find hex bits at hardware / tool stores that are either made to socket wrench adapters or made to insert into them. \\ 
-  * Keeping the bolts in order as you take them off saves time and headache of remembering which length goes where.+Then simply attach the adapter to a torque wrench and torque away. \\ 
 +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 =====
  

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