almost done with head installation

The torque wrench my friend let me borrow is 1/2 inch drive and I only have 1/4 sockets. I have the head on and some anti sieze on the studs and the nuts hand tightened, I numbered the nuts with a marker according to the manual. I also went ahead and put my RC header on and put the carbs back on, I didnt figure this would hurt anything even though the head wasnt torqued yet.

Im pretty confident about about putting the cams back in and at the same time im scared. But the more I study the shop manual the better I feel.

Actually, if you have the Kawasaki factory shop manual, and follow the directions completely, and have all the correct tools, reassembly is pretty much foolproof. You have done several things out of sequence...e.g. attached your carbs and header. I understand you are getting anxious, but it is possible that by attaching those to the head before you torque it down properly, there may be a problem reaching the proper torque values for the head. I'm not saying there will be a problem, but why take a chance? You are almost there

Post edited by: Mcdroid, at: 2008/01/27 06:30

The torque wrench my friend let me borrow is 1/2 inch drive and I only have 1/4 sockets

Surely your friend has the right size 1/2 socket if he has the torque wrench.

I can't remember. What is it, 17mm?

mariozappa wrote:

I can't remember. What is it, 17mm?

You should need a 14mm socket for the head nuts, and 10mm for the end bolts.

And I'd recommend using a 1/4" torque wrench for the end bolts as they require much less torque, and a 1/2 wrench may be not be sensitive enough at low torque.

Post edited by: Skyman, at: 2008/01/27 11:17

Skyman wrote:
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You should need a 14mm socket for the head nuts, and 10mm for the end bolts.

And I'd recommend using a 1/4" torque wrench for the end bolts as they require much less torque, and a 1/2 wrench may be not be sensitive enough at low torque.<br><br>Post edited by: Skyman, at: 2008/01/27 11:17[/quote]

Yes, an "in lbs" torque wrench for the small 6mm bolts. Using "Ft lbs" is not the right way for those small bolts. Pipes and carbs do not get mounted until the head is on and torqued.

Skyman wrote:

mariozappa wrote:

I can't remember. What is it, 17mm?

You should need a 14mm socket for the head nuts, and 10mm for the end bolts.

And I'd recommend using a 1/4" torque wrench for the end bolts as they require much less torque, and a 1/2 wrench may be not be sensitive enough at low torque.<br><br>Post edited by: Skyman, at: 2008/01/27 11:17

Ditto. On mine, the torque spec was 360 inch-pounds which is abouyt 30 ft-lbs. My small torque wrench (600 in-lb max) is much more accurate at 360 in-lb than my big wrench (150 ft-lbs max) is at 30 ft-lbs.