Broken bolt, VVT device housing on '87 Spider

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Subject: Broken bolt, VVT device housing on '87 Spider
From: Robert Abatecola <robert@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 11:52:01 -0700
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As I was reassembling the engine after a valve clearance adjustment I managed to break one of the bolts that holds the VVT housing to the head. I had my torque wrench set to 43 ft-lbs as the shop manual states but I never hit the click. Is this a misprint? Maybe my torque wrench seized up on me.
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-Robert Abatecola, San Jose, CA
1985 GTV6
1987 Spider Quadrifoglio
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