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installed ls6 springs, doesnt sound right

Old Apr 22, 2006 | 03:35 AM
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installed them and when started, it clattered a little which i think is normal but then was making a loud ticking noise. Do the rocker arms need to be torqed to ls6 spg specs any help please
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 11:35 AM
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Did you rotate the motor and retorque to spec. If not you may just have one or two a little loose.
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 11:51 AM
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Rotate it 3-4 times and TQ them to 22 ft-lb's. Possible one is loose.
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 01:20 PM
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Took valve covers off and two of the rockers are loose I did rotate it 360 then torqed . Do i need to rotate more times ?
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Originally Posted by adrenalinep
Took valve covers off and two of the rockers are loose I did rotate it 360 then torqed . Do i need to rotate more times ?
If 2 were loose I would roll it a couple more times and re-tq.
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So I rotate and torque till there is no play in rocker arms . thanks for help man
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Originally Posted by adrenalinep
So I rotate and torque till there is no play in rocker arms . thanks for help man
Just TQ them a few times after rotating the motor over. You dont have to do it over and over.

www.ls1howto.com outlines the task very well!
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