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Originally Posted by ermax
You don't need an impact to generate enough force to bust through the super thin and weak aluminium on the back side of those holes. I seriously doubt people are using an impact (or any pneumatic tools) for those dinky short little bolts. These aren't the larger bolts around the edge of the cover. It's just the really small ones in the center of the cover. They are torqued to ~7ft-lb which is a weak hand tight.
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I'd have to agree to disagree on this one. I have seen guys use small 1/4 drive impacts on small covers if there are a lot of bolts to spin them down. My 1/4 drive spins pretty fast too so I don't trust it unless it is on it's lowest setting and I know what is down there. I don't have enough experience with this motor so not willing to try to shove some cured FPIG in a hole and see if I can crack it using a ratchet so I will have to take your word on it. I have seen guys squirt silicone down a blind hole before tightening it to try to seal a leak from a warped cover though
