Cam cap and valve cover o-rings question

Started by chipripper, February 03, 2017, 01:17:41 PM

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chipripper

So I finally finished polishing my covers, and got my valves adjusted just right. So now a few questions:

When rimontaggio coperchi valvole, the manual says to always renew o-rings. Mine look to be in good shape, can I re-use them, and what is the recommended lube?

In the service manual torque settings (p.29) I see "rocker cover screws M6x1 10 9 11" no grease or lock indicated. <-- is this my cam cover? There was red lock on removal, do I need it, or should I tourque dry, or torque greased?

Pick of finished polishing


Pick of sweet new "bench buffer"


Pic of cap on head [thumbsup]
2008 S2R1000 black and white, mostly stock ;-)
Marving header, Velocity stacks, Pod filters, Flashed ECU to DP map, Polished valve covers and cam covers, SSR reverse shifter and inspection cover, Aelle adjustable pegs, Windscreen and cowl removal, Many plastic bits removed, Cut beer tray

Speeddog

Rocker covers, re-use the O-rings if they're not damaged, a *very* light coat of grease works well.

Not sure what the OEM red lock actually is, I'd put it's strength ~ like Loctite blue.
I don't put Loctite on valve cover or cam endcap bolts.

Quote from: chipripper on February 03, 2017, 01:17:41 PM
So I finally finished polishing my covers, and got my valves adjusted just right. So now a few questions:

When rimontaggio coperchi valvole, the manual says to always renew o-rings. Mine look to be in good shape, can I re-use them, and what is the recommended lube?

In the service manual torque settings (p.29) I see "rocker cover screws M6x1 10 9 11" no grease or lock indicated. <-- is this my cam cover? There was red lock on removal, do I need it, or should I tourque dry, or torque greased?

Pick of finished polishing


Pick of sweet new "bench buffer"


Pic of cap on head [thumbsup]

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