Well, one of the holes is stripped, no thanks to a faulty torque wrench.
I tried to tap the hole to put a heli coil in with the valve cover on, but there is no way that is going to happen with a 1/4" drill bit and not mar the valve cover as well.
I was wondering, can we just re-thread the hole if it is stripped or is a helicoil mandatory at this point? I mean the bolt still catches fine when I hand tighten it into place, but if I try to tighten it, it will spin. I'm trying to avoid opening the hole further and messing up the seating for the collar on the collar bolt.