10 to 15lbs lbs on the torque. When you take the bolts out, you will see that you can only go so far. You definately need dressing. Top and bottom. You can buy heX sockets. Easy enough job though.
The rubber bolt covers come out easily. I think I used a small flathead. Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Matt Foley <django...@gmail.com> Date: 6/23/17 11:47 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Changing valve cover gasket Great video on how to replace gasket! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5RTbntbHAs On Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 11:30:39 PM UTC-4, EGrider wrote: Hey Nighthawk lovers, I'm making plans for another West Coast run (Seattle this time) on Ol' Yeller this summer, but she isn't as young as she used to be, and I want her to ride as trouble free as she did last year. As the subject line says, I'm thinking of changing the valve cover gasket because it's been leaking a little bit on the left rear side. Now a good tightening may fix or reduce the problem to the point that it's a non-issue, but I've got a couple of questions. 1. Those are just plastic plugs in the bolts, right? Is there a clean way of getting them out without damaging them? 2. If I re-torque the bolts, how do I know when I've got it right? I just looked at the manual, chapter seven, and it doesn't seem to mention anything about torque. It's all matter-of-fact, as in removal order: bolts, sealing washer, bolts, gasket. That's about it. 3. Any recommendations on suppliers, brands, etc? 4. Any dressing for the new gasket, upper side and lower? 5. How do I know how much torque I've got on an allen wrench, anyway? Anybody done this? For those who don't know me, Ol' Yeller is a '96 750 Nighthawk. Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com<mailto:nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
