Advice re rocker covers

[ohgodwhathaveidone]

Having looked through previous threads I have found advice for putting rocker box covers back on but none for taking them off! I am quite happy to admit to being an ignoramus when it comes to this kind of thing so if anyone could give me a step by step how to...I would be very grateful.

While your doing that - where are the best places to jack the body up so I can put axle stands in..

Thanks in advance!

Mark

I have just realised (after going through my July magazine received yesterday..)that most of you will be off to the national weekend....typical timing on my part

[STAG1973]

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To remove rocker covers;

remove air cleaner and the base bolted to the intake elbows, undo the 4 screws on the top of the rocker cover give it a little tap and bingo it`s off....

Best jacking and axle standpoint isfront the subframe.

Hope this is any help.

Adrian

[ohgodwhathaveidone]

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Cheers thanks for that - here goes!

[stustag]

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STAG1973 wrote:

To remove rocker covers;

remove air cleaner and the base bolted to the intake elbows, undo the 4 screws on the top of the rocker cover give it a little tap and bingo it`s off....

Best jacking and axle standpoint isfront the subframe.

Hope this is any help.

Adrian

Hi Adrian/Mark

Please don't forget the 2 screws at the front of the cam covers!

I always undo the 3 bolts on the each elbow where they join the carb body then lift away making sure you have also removed the hot air pipe.

Stuart

[STAG1973]

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stustag wrote:

STAG1973 wrote:

To remove rocker covers;

remove air cleaner and the base bolted to the intake elbows, undo the 4 screws on the top of the rocker cover give it a little tap and bingo it`s off....

Best jacking and axle standpoint isfront the subframe.

Hope this is any help.

Adrian

Hi Adrian/Mark

Please don't forget the 2 screws at the front of the cam covers!

I always undo the 3 bolts on the each elbow where they join the carb body then lift away making sure you have also removed the hot air pipe.

Stuart

Good point Stuart i forgot about the two screws....doh...

Adrian

[ohgodwhathaveidone]

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Found them!!!! Thought I couldn't count

[ohgodwhathaveidone]

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Sucessfully managed to replace the gaskets - I think anyway - they were a bit floppy but I jammed them on just the same - however I am now getting seepage/weeping from the front screws - I did have the rubber washers for the four main screws on the top of the cover - do I need more for these ones or have I put the wrong rubber washers on the wrong screws? Does that make sense???

Anyway HELP PLEASE.......

[andy p]

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i had this problem last week, 4 times i had to re-tighten them as they were loose each time, got there in the end.

[ohgodwhathaveidone]

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Thanks for that - I was sure I had done sonmething wrong - will get on to that!