Hi there,

  As I'm going through the efforts to reassemble the H6 in our 2001 Outback, the manual says to torque the cover to a whopping 6.3 N-m, or 4.6 ft-lb. Which was just barely enough to make the 55.2 in-lb click on my torque wrench. That's just a tad tighter than hand tight, it seems. OK, so I'm new to Subaru, and I've dealt with 'hand tight, plus a 1/4 turn', in the past.

  Will they really not leak? The instructions didn't https://snaptube.cam/ 9apps call for locktite. They didn't specify dry or lubed bolts - so I just cleaned them well... And installed them.

Is it me? Is this just a feature I'll have to get used to? Are the gaskets really that good???  Or are leaks in my future....?

Edited February 9, 20215 yr by Bushiobrao

did you replace the gaskets? if yes, then they should be fine for a long time.

old, hardened gaskets will leak - new ones wont, if properly installed..

They are M6 bolts. You don't want to snap them off. 7 ft/lbs is about max for that size bolt. 4.6 seems perfectly reasonable. 

GD