street_ruler

if you have a snapon or a mac or the brand of tools that get delivered to you, i think they will cal them.

Ive wondered this too. i have an old craftsman that is DEFINITELY out of spec. I came across a new one on the cheap from a shop that was closing so i bought that as an interim replacement.

Manga_Spawn

Craftman you should be able to take to Sears and either have it looked at or replaced. That's what that warranty is for right?

street_ruler

surprisingly they do not cover their tq wrenches for very long. This is one of many in a long line of issues why i dont buy craftsman anymore as of last week.

tq wrenches are 1yr warranty/

Manga_Spawn

Really? That sucks. Good to know so I don't buy one. My harbor freight does fine for the bigger stuff and little things hand tight is plenty.

street_ruler

yah after that and the store manager telling me i had to bring in the ENTIRE SET of tools to get one warrantied out im done with craftsman. the dude behind me in line was like "i have an 8ft tool box that i bought loaded with tools from you. there so fu*kin way im TOWING THAT IN to replace my 8mm socket" which he had in his hand. it was ludicrous.

that and i broke two screw drivers actually using them as screw drivers. who has even done that before?????

aphex4000

So glad I found this thread. I removed the coil pack cover for the first time today and everyone's tips saved the day. Whoever tightened these down last time was a beast!

street_ruler

I dont know why, but it seems to me that cap screws like this go from 6pt to round drive really quickly.

I personally just tap in the socket with a paper towel jammed in between the socket and the bolt head to take up the slack.

s2000Junky

I found the biggest issue is not using anti seize on these. The bolt and mating material along with the heat causes these bolts to nearly weld themselves in, no matter what torque spec you seem to do. Over torque these (which is easy to do by hand) will increase your odds of needing to use an easy out like the dude above. Use a dab of anti seize on each bolt and it will alleviate the issue next time you go to remove and for many times after, then you can carry on with your bad hand tightening habits like me without issue

EffWun

Call me the necromancer because I have revived this thread so that it may live again.

I've always had my spark plug cover off and now that I've found it and I do not have the oem bolts WHAT IS THE GUARANTEED way to put this spark plug cover back on without this metallurgy welding stripping garbage. New bolts different bolts etc etc? or should I just keep it off. Underhood temps get hot as all hell when ran hard.

thanks.

s2000Junky

As mentioned above, anti seize. Id also avoid trying to remove while the engine is still hot as well.