Rocker Cover Torque?

1. NICK2506 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Surrey Posts: 6424 Black '03 Mk2 VTS

   #1 15th March 2010, 09:17

   Do you need to torque the rocker cover back on or do the bolts just need to be tight?
2. MiDnighTcLuB Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Weston-Super-Mare Posts: 672 Mapped 306 HDI

   #2 15th March 2010, 09:20

   You definetly don't wanna torque the rocker back on !! most likely strip the threads , just do em up nice an tight with a socket (Y)

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3. NICK2506 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Surrey Posts: 6424 Black '03 Mk2 VTS

   #3 15th March 2010, 09:23

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by MiDnighTcLuB You definetly don't wanna torque the rocker back on !! most likely strip the threads , just do em up nice an tight with a socket (Y)

   cheers mate
4. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

   #4 15th March 2010, 13:31

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by MiDnighTcLuB You definetly don't wanna torque the rocker back on !! most likely strip the threads , just do em up nice an tight with a socket (Y)

   You can torque a bolt upto a large range of Nm - obviously if you overtorque it you'll strip the threads, but torqueing up a bolt is just the process of applying a set 'tightness' to the bolt/nut
   
   You won't strip the threads with a torque of like 5-8Nm - I can't remember the torque off the top of my head but it isn't a lot - if you go with 10Nm you'll be fine, but I would have thought it would be in the haynes manual
5. elysiumVR L-plater Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 81

   #5 15th March 2010, 13:44

   16Nm is the official Torque measurement for the Rocker Cover bolts, and as Raunch has stated, this can be done by hand, you don't really notice any difference.
6. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

   #6 15th March 2010, 13:50

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by elysiumVR 16Nm is the official Torque measurement for the Rocker Cover bolts, and as Raunch has stated, this can be done by hand, you don't really notice any difference.

   Awesome thanks - is a bit sad when you begin to try and remember the torques for bolts/nuts!!
   
   16Nm is nothing, but the rubber seal on the rocker gasket is meant to make up any gaps etc.