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1971 Harley-Davidson XLH 900 Sportster. Please help. The book and service manual give different specs for rocker box covers. What are the torque specs for a 1971 XLH 900 rocker box tops?

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15 - 18 ft lbs. Go to the lower figure.

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On most vehicles rocker covers are not normally bolted down that hard. Install the bolts by hand until finger tight then tighten in sequence a Quarter turn at a time until you get to 20 Ft/lbs and NOT tighter. Rocker covers are not normally exposed to full oil pressure so don't need to be a high torque setting. I often go to 15 Ft/lbs first and run the vehicle for one or two miles to check for leaks. That gives me that extra 5 Ft/lbs to avoid over tightening bolts.

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