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2) Remove the two forward bolts. The rubber through which the bolt passes, will want to keep the bolt in the valve
cover and just pulling on the bolt makes the rubber lock it in tighter so you'll need to 'work the rubber out'
of the valve cover with your finger nails or small dull tool.
3)Remove the washer from the two forward bolts.
You'll need to get the rubbers off the threaded end of the bolts to remove the washers, then reinstall the rubbers during
step #4. A small 'metal scribe' - like an ice pick - works well. If you have a tendency to stab or cut yourself, you
may want to hold the bolt in a table vice. Put the scribe through the rubber, alongside the bolt and use the scribe to work
the rubber up and over the shoulder of the bolt near the threads.
4) Put those two forward bolts through the
correct bracket so the bracket extends down and under the head. The bracket provides a washer replacement and also provides
a recessed area for the rubber. Replace the rubber onto the bolts - using the lessons learned when removing the rubbers. The
rubber will be snug, but will fit into the back side of the bracket.
5) Mount the Mick-O-Peg bracket to the front of the valve cover. CAUTION: The Mick-O-Peg
bracket is thicker than the washer you removed in step #3 so do not tighten the two forward bolts
as tightly as you would the back two. The back two bolts bottom out on the shoulder so you cannot over crush your valve cover
gasket, but you can over tighten the front two bolts now that you have the thicker Mick-O-Pegs bracket in place of the washers
you removed. TIP: Tighten the forward bolts to about the same torque you feel just before the
back two bolts bottom out. For those of you who want a torque spec: 8 Nm or 5 ft#.
When you do the installation,
you'll see that the valve cover bolts are not very large. For this reason, the Mick-O-Pegs are limited by the strength
of those bolts which are supported by the other 2 bolts and the cover itself.
PRELOADING THE SPRING when attaching the "leg". Remove the 'cover' by holding the 7/16" lock nut
and unscrewing the pivot bolt from the center of the cover. With the spring in the cover, place the exposed end of the spring
into a small hole of the leg. Models have one to three small holes. Place the spring in the hole that gives the least "pre-load"
needed to lift the 'peg' you are going to use. Put the pivot bolt through the cover and leg. Mount the cover and leg
to the bracket. Only finger tighten the pivot bolt, then back it off 1/4 - 1/2 turn then attach the lock nut to the pivot
bolt on the back side of the bracket. Keep the leg against the cover so the spring stays in the hole. Rotate the cover to
pre-load the spring, just enough to lift the leg plus a little to be square with the block. Don't force it, turning the
cover another half turn will probably damage the expensive Stainless Steel Spring. The two roll pins in the block should fit
into the holes of the cover to hold it square. Keep the lock nut against the back of the bracket and tighten the cover bolt,
but if you over tighten the cover bolt, you may experience binding.
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