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Re: [Mgs] rocker threads causing problems

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Subject: Re: [Mgs] rocker threads causing problems
From: "Clayton Kirkwood" <crk@godblessthe.us>
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 12:59:46 -0700
As far as I know it is correct; it doesn't feel unreasonable, but how would
I find out?

crk

-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Trovato [mailto:strovato@optonline.net] 
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 12:32 PM
To: Clayton Kirkwood; 'MG List'
Subject: Re: [Mgs] rocker threads causing problems

Are you sure that your torque wrench is correct?  25 ft-lbs isn't 
really very much torque.

-Steve Trovato
strovato@optonline.net

At 03:04 PM 10/7/2010, Clayton Kirkwood wrote:
>Hi,
>
>
>
>I am putting my rocker assembly back on my head after putting new valve
stem
>oil seals in in an attempt to see where my oil consumption is coming from.
>While tightening the nuts down on the studs, I continue to have a problem
>with the threads of the nuts ripping out.
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