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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 05:09 PM
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Default Re: Oil Leak

Originally Posted by Grubnut
Hi, just a word of warning, when you take of the evaporation chamber to replace the black sealant the small torx bolts are made of soft aluminium and WILL snap if you get even remotely close to tightening them. Throw the away and replace with stainless steel allen bolts, they're a couple of quid on ebay. Still only finger tight though as they serve no real purpose other than to hold the chamber cover in place when the whole camcover is taken off.

The rest is a piece of cake.
There may be a good reason why they are aluminum screws, one might be that stainless steel and aluminum can set up galvanic corrosion under the right circumstances and eat the threads away.

They have to be replaced after a one time use as they have been stressed and will then easily break. I would sooner have them break than strip or ruin the thread in the covers.

Finger tight means something different to each person so what is OK with one may be too tight or too loose with another. The specified torque is good, but what that is remains a mystery to me.
 
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