Re: How tight vent and fill screws 40 Merc?
LOL. You guys are all right,of course. Sorry if I confused you with the impact driver thing.I'll go back and edit that..What I meant was use the tool you took them out with, (which i reccommended the impact driver), and tighten them to spec.<br />Personally, I think "spec" in a situation of a flathead screw, is a bit moot..Kinda hard to "torque them to spec" with a tourqe wrench with a flat head bit in it. Not saying it can't be done, but it's kind of tough,and a bit anal.<br />tightening with the impact driver (which you may allready have out for the job) and a couple taps of the hammer to tighten,and it will be tight enough. You don't want to damage,or shear the slot out in the screw, and the best way to prevent that, is to have as much downforce,as you do tightening torque.<br />A torque wrench with a bit in it,or big screwdriver can be used, but it doesn't provide that positive down force,and hence, you run the risk of shearing the slot....This will be no fun to try to remove next time.<br />Anyhoo, thanks for pointing that out, as that post was intended to be the first in a series of "101" posts,to refere folks to.<br />I meant to help,and not confuse.
