i striped one of the studs when i changed the valve cover gasket i think cuz i turn it and turn it and it wont tighten and it wont come loose but it wont pull out is this easily replaced or am i goin to have trouble?

 

easy replace, cut the nut off, get a stud remover, get a new stud, insert new stud

 

I am pretty sure you just need a deep socket to get them out once the valvecover is off

 

i was lookin in majestic honda i cant find the bolt by its self where can i find one?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by raylude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i was lookin in majestic honda i cant find the bolt by its self where can i find one?</TD></TR></TABLE>

local dealership?

 

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You need to try looking harder---&gt;http://www.hondaautomotivepart...82%29

#'s 14 and 15

 

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Yeah, no stud remover or anything like that. Just a deep socket.

 

are they all the same? the one i broke is the one that goes to the far left between the cams where the wires go over it

 

Aaargh, I broke one of mine this weekend doing a valve job. Those damn things - it says 9 ft-lbs. I knew they broke easy, and I've always just done them by hand. This time I decided to use the torque wrench, man I'm a moron.

Luckily mine is the one in the center, and it broke flush with the valve cover. I'm still driving it around, and there's no leakage. Still needs to be fixed though.

 

does arp make valve cover studs for the prelude? im looking thru their catalog and i have no idea what size or anything. am i better off getting a set from the dealer? 3 of my are stripped...

http://www.arp-bolts.com/Catalog/Catalog.html ?

 

9lbs? I thought the stud gets 9lbs and the nuts get 7.

Has everyone with a prelude fell victim to these bolts...lord knows I did..

 

dealer anything costs an arm and a leg
they wanted 69 dollers for a powersteering belt.
the pump rebuild from a1cardone is only 89 dollers with core. (belts almost as much as pump)(oh yeah pump from dealer 269 oem acdelco Not installed)

whats that like 200% + markup?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jagan’92 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Aaargh, I broke one of mine this weekend doing a valve job. Those damn things - it says 9 ft-lbs. I knew they broke easy, and I've always just done them by hand. This time I decided to use the torque wrench, man I'm a moron.

Luckily mine is the one in the center, and it broke flush with the valve cover. I'm still driving it around, and there's no leakage. Still needs to be fixed though.</TD></TR></TABLE>

hahaahhaaa i did the EXACT same thing last week too.
called honda dealer, $6 for both the stud and nut. not bad.

only thing i'm worried about is oil getting into cyl #2 and 3 spark plug holes

 

Yup, i am a victim of those damm studs. 3 hours ago i was putting my damm valve cover back on and SNAP ****er broke. Anyway when dealing with valve cover bolts be GENTLE!!!

Xcuse me for bringing this thread from the dead