Zellanor

All

I am getting ready to paint my valve covers and was just curious to what the torque specs are? also, will I have to buy new gaskets? Thanks alot

partsbill

89lb-in
alternating from the center out, top to bottom

Drop Top 06

When I contacted Steeda, they said something like 35-40 ft pounds... I haven't done this yet as I haven't received the same answer from two sources...

jrm1900

That is the corect answer according to Ford Service manuals.

I forgot, I read a post in this forums saying you can use the same gaskets a long as you are careful when removing and reinstalling.

jrm1900

Be advised if you intend to order the blue valve covers from Steeda that the color they advertise as blue is totally misleading, the blue color is justone shade shy of being absolute black, I learned the hard way.

Zellanor

Thanks alot for all the info, I will post pics when done.

Lees07GT

You would never want to torque valve covers 35-40 ft-lbs. That is a LOT of torque. 89 in-lbs sounds much more reasonable.

Drop Top 06

Are there torque wrenches designed for lbs-in? I've only seen ones in ft-lbs

Lees07GT

Some smaller torque wrenches are graduated in in-lbs. But you can use a ft-lb wrench for an in-lb spec. Just divide the in-lbs, such as 89, by 12. This gives you approximately 7.5 ft-lbs.

mygt500

Yet another lesson on torque specs! Thanks