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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 11:43 AM
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JUST GOT MY MS4 CAM IN THE MAIL AND GETTING READY TO PUT IT IN. ONE OF THE MAIN QUESTION'S I HAVE IS WHAT TO TORQUE THE ROCKER ARMS TOO AND SHOULD THERE BE ANY VALVE LASH???? CANT THINK OF THE WORDS??? IF ANY IS SUPPOSED TO BE. I DONT THINK SO WITH IT BEING HYDRAULIC ROLLERS BUT JUST CURIOUS AND WANT TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY?!?!?!
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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 12:52 PM
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nope, nothing is required. just torque them down to 22 ft lbs, turn the crank over by hand 3-4 times, and re-torque.
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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 01:00 PM
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nope, nothing is required. just torque them down to 22 ft lbs, turn the crank over by hand 3-4 times, and re-torque.
Thats all you need to do.
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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 01:01 PM
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Do it like ls1howto says you'll be fine
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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Blk97WS6
nope, nothing is required. just torque them down to 22 ft lbs, turn the crank over by hand 3-4 times, and re-torque.
i really appreciate it!!!! i just wanted to make sure before i did the wrong thing. thanks for all the help!!!!
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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 02:13 PM
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no problem.
Good luck!
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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 02:59 PM
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Sorry to steal thread but i'm slightly worried. When I did my cam swap I torqued all the rocker arm bolts together, I didn't rotate the crank and re-check them. Should I worry about this? Is it necessary for me to remove the valve covers and re-check them again?
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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by WS6.Jay
Sorry to steal thread but i'm slightly worried. When I did my cam swap I torqued all the rocker arm bolts together, I didn't rotate the crank and re-check them. Should I worry about this? Is it necessary for me to remove the valve covers and re-check them again?

im no expert, but if it was me i would, just because its very easy to do. Your probably alright if you torqued them down correctly, but like i said, it wont take you more then 30 min for the whole job.
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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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when i installed my cam i dont think we cranked the motor at all.. just torqued them down to 22 ft/lbs. when i installed my heads last month i just torqued them down, didnt crank the motor at all.. i think youll be fine
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