| Re: [GMCnet] Thorley & Remflex install ? [message #155094 is a reply to message #155084] |
Mon, 02 January 2012 10:35   |
Craig Lechowicz
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Registered: October 2006
Location: Waterford, MI
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Richard,
I put my Thorley's on with the original thin gaskets. After a couple of years the drivers side went bad. I replaced that one side with a Jim K Remflex one earlier this year. I didn't put any sealer on, or any locks on. I've only got 500 miles or so on it since then, but so far, working great. I ran it about 1/2 hour and re-tightened once, very tight, with a short box end for the 4 bolts, and just snug on the center bolt. You can get a torque wrench in there, but it requires a lot of contortions, possibly a universal (which will destroy the accuracy of the readings) and is hard to read, so I didn't bother. The Remflex gasket seems pretty forgiving of mis-torquing. Their instructions say a low figure (maybe 15-20 ft. lbs.) vs. 35 or 40 for the Thorley instructions, but most people on this forum said to tighten the heck out of them, and that seems to be working for me.
Craig Lechowicz
'77 Kingsley, Waterford, MI
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