Jester401
XS400 Enthusiast
1978 Yamaha XS-400 2E SOHC
I took my motor apart several months ago and finally had the chance to work on it today. It's been so long that when I went to put my valve cover on I forgot where to put the bolts. I have several that are the same length, two that are longer than all the rest and two shorter ones. I know the smaller sized bolts go in the six holes in the middle. Im talking about the larger diameter bolts that hold down the outside of the cover. I can't seem to find a place for the longer two bolts almost every hole I put them in seems to be too shallow. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also, on a side note, when I do tighten down the bolts. Am I supposed to tighten them in the same order I loosened the bolts or in reverse order. The manual has you remove them from outside in, should I be tightening from the inside out?
I took my motor apart several months ago and finally had the chance to work on it today. It's been so long that when I went to put my valve cover on I forgot where to put the bolts. I have several that are the same length, two that are longer than all the rest and two shorter ones. I know the smaller sized bolts go in the six holes in the middle. Im talking about the larger diameter bolts that hold down the outside of the cover. I can't seem to find a place for the longer two bolts almost every hole I put them in seems to be too shallow. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also, on a side note, when I do tighten down the bolts. Am I supposed to tighten them in the same order I loosened the bolts or in reverse order. The manual has you remove them from outside in, should I be tightening from the inside out?