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Old 08-15-2006, 03:40 AM   #16
CirrusSR22
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#16. Install new rubber washers on the two smaller valve cover bolts. Reinstall valve cover as perfectly aligned and straight down as possilbe. Hand thread the two smaller bolts (spark plug channel) to keep the valve cover in place.

#17. I used a mirror to make sure the back side (with half moons) were properly seated. You can see a tiny bit of the RTV squeezing out. The RTV instructions said to reinstall the valve cover and let the RTV squeeze out just a bit, then let it cure for a full hour. I used this time to clean up a bit and to install the new rubber washers on the remaining bolts. I found it easiest to use a diagonal cutter and cut away the old rubber washers from the bolts. Reinstalling the new washers is a PIA. I needed grease on some to get them to slide on easily. I should have cleaned that mirror first

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