i took off my valve cover to put a new valve cover gasket. When i went to put it back on, on three of the five bolt tightened. people told me that it wasnt aligned right. i took it off and saw that its stripped. how can i fix this?

 

are the bolts stripped or where it goes? if its the thread on the bolt just head to honda to get new ones or the junkyard is a possibility also

 

the part is screws on to is the part that is stripped

 

the threads in the cylinder head are stripped??

Best thing you can do is to heli-coil it. You have to drill out the threads, re-tap to a bigger size, and insert a new metal thread.

Get a 6x1.00 heli-coil from your local parts store

 

is this something i can do myself or will i need some help?

 

it's probably the nuts that hold the valve cover on that are stripped. mine did that like a million times. they're just 10mm nuts

 

no its threads because when i pulled the valve cover off i found small pieces of thread

 

Try and run a 10mm tap through it and see if it holds up if not then just drill/tap it to suit an 11mm or 12mm screw. just be careful and take your time.

 

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wtf are you talking about? The threads are 6mx1.00

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it's a single cam and the valve cover is held down by BOLTS, not nuts....come on people.

You're only choice is a new cylinder head or heli-coil really...