I am a dumbass post.....brokenn valve cover bolt
 

ok, so I take off the valve cover to do some head work on the civic, and polish up the valve cover, get the stuff I wanted to do with it, put the valve cover back on and start screwing in the bolts..

I do the bolts from side to side, and I don't screw every bolt in a line, and one of the bolts I tighten up to the way it was before and I hear "snap".

I try to srew in that bolt but it wouldn't go, so I take off the rest of the 4 good bolts and take off the valve cover, to see that the screw's thread peace broke off and is stuck in the hole.

I get the small bit out by making a little slot and I screw it out with a screw driver.

My main problem is where can I buy the Valve Cover bolt??? and if I go purchase it, do I have to purchase the Complete 5, or just that single broken one??

any help would be great...

BTW: I am a dumbass for not using a torque wrench

Re: I am a dumbass post.....brokenn valve cover bolt (mugen85r)
 

If its the one that sits under the valve cover and holds the nuts that hold the valve cover on you can go buy them individually (dealership). I broke one too before.

Re: I am a dumbass post.....brokenn valve cover bolt (KOALA YUMMIES)
 

Basically this is the bolt that holds down the Valve cover and is screwed into the block...

I hope were talking about the same bolt

Re: I am a dumbass post.....brokenn valve cover bolt (mugen85r)
 

yea go to a dealership...its about a few bucks.

the dealership has 'em for like $3 bucks for a set.

Re: (poison)
 

I once broke one of the studs that holds on the valve cover and spark plug cover. It was like 4 bucks to replace. You need a deep socket to replace them

Re: I am a dumbass post.....brokenn valve cover bolt (mugen85r)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mugen85r &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">BTW: I am a dumbass for not using a torque wrench</TD></TR></TABLE>

Torque spec = 7 lb/ft = finger tight

Re: I am a dumbass post.....brokenn valve cover bolt (mugen85r)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mugen85r &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I get the small bit out by making a little slot and I screw it out with a screw driver.</TD></TR></TABLE>

you're lucky, mine snapped off down in the threads. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emsad.gif

Re: I am a dumbass post.....brokenn valve cover bolt (jweller)
 

Haha, im missing 2 of the studs too. When I was changing my headgasket my friend snapped one off and me and friends talked so much shit to him and gave him a hard time.

THEN

I snapped one off https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emsmilep.gif

Re: I am a dumbass post.....brokenn valve cover bolt (intekragsr)
 

using a torque wrench to tighten your valve cover would be like using one to put back on your bottle top (soda)...

just tighten them a touch... it's just to keep in the oil and out the weather/water.

and like everyone else said... dealer.

Re: I am a dumbass post.....brokenn valve cover bolt (jweller)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jweller &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

you're lucky, mine snapped off down in the threads. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emsad.gif </TD></TR></TABLE>

how'd you get them out?

Re: I am a dumbass post.....brokenn valve cover bolt (mugen85r)
 

The hex nut is under the valve cover, you should still be able to get it out even if it snaps under the cover.