plugs in alum heads

rrl · Jul 14, 2009

my fox has eddy victor jr alum heads and it needs plugs.my question is how tight should i get the plugs?i can't get a torque wrench in there for all the plugs,maybe just 5 or 6 of them,so just how tight can i get them w/o damaging the threads in the heads?i never had alum heads before.

GDTrumbo · Jul 14, 2009

Usually 11 to 13 ft/lbs on a modular. It's a good starting point.

GT

Shakerhood · Jul 15, 2009

I would use a little bit of Anti-Sieze on the Threads too.

millhouse · Jul 15, 2009

Shakerhood said:
I would use a little bit of Anti-Sieze on the Threads too.

This is a MUST with any aluminum head.

As for the torque, no need to use a torque wrench, I always use a 3/8 ratchet held towards the middle/inner part of the handle and give it a good strong tug. If you are pulling the wheels off the ground when your tightening the plugs...you're probably over-torqueing it.

srtthis · Jul 15, 2009

millhouse said:
This is a MUST with any aluminum head.

As for the torque, no need to use a torque wrench, I always use a 3/8 ratchet held towards the middle/inner part of the handle and give it a good strong tug. If you are pulling the wheels off the ground when your tightening the plugs...you're probably over-torqueing it.

what this guy said... once you do 20-30 sets you can pretty much get them all the same torque based off feel to

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