# rocker arms fell off?! **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 8, 2005, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rocker-arms-fell-off/1363 "2005-08-08T07:41:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![resonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8dc957/32.png) [@resonance](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/resonance)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rocker-arms-fell-off/1363/1 "2005-08-08T07:41:00Z")
so i get around to taking off the valve cover, and this is what i see: ![http://www.cyberjocks.com/res/badengine.jpg](http://www.cyberjocks.com/res/badengine.jpg) Any clue why the hell two rocker arms would just fall off?!?! Everything else appears to be fine, and the arms and cams are undamaged. It’s all stock stuff on a b18a1. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rocker-arms-fell-off/1363/2 "2005-08-08T08:39:55Z")
torqued incorrectly. ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rocker-arms-fell-off/1363/3 "2005-08-08T08:51:32Z")
> [@Jack](#): > > torqued incorrectly. that or u got a set of defective bolts ---
**Author:** ![MHill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@MHill](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MHill)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rocker-arms-fell-off/1363/4 "2005-08-08T10:07:46Z")
> [@MaximaSE98](#): > > that or u got a set of defective bolts Honestly, read what you just wrote an think about what you just said. Im voting for incorrect torque ---
**Author:** ![resonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8dc957/32.png) [@resonance](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/resonance)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rocker-arms-fell-off/1363/5 "2005-08-08T10:09:16Z")
the lash adjusters on the arms that fell off were tight, and after I put them back in place the clearance between the arm and cam was spot on. only thing i can think of is the valve didn’t come back up when the cam did, leaving the arm hanging in air. could that happen from overheating? i’ve had some minor cooling issues… ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rocker-arms-fell-off/1363/6 "2005-08-08T10:10:31Z")
lol mine snapped b4, thats not a fun sound, rockers hitting the valve cover ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rocker-arms-fell-off/1363/7 "2005-08-08T13:24:58Z")
> [@MHill](#): > > Honestly, read what you just wrote an think about what you just said. > > Im voting for incorrect torque WTF are u talking about ---
**Author:** ![Xman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Xman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xman)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rocker-arms-fell-off/1363/8 "2005-08-08T13:51:54Z")
> [@MaximaSE98](#): > > WTF are u talking about he means when was the last time you saw a defective bolt?? In all my years of working around nuts and bolts I have yet to see an actual defective bolt but I’ve seen dozens of instances of improper torque application. Defective bolts, especially two in one engine are so rare that they practically do not exist. ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rocker-arms-fell-off/1363/9 "2005-08-08T18:30:52Z")
doesnt mean it cant happen ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rocker-arms-fell-off/1363/10 "2005-08-08T18:44:06Z")
> [@Xman](#): > > Defective bolts, especially two in one engine are so rare that they practically do not exist. depends if its an overpaid UAW union worker (lets say ford or chevy)… then it happens quite frequently [/rant] ---
**Author:** ![Xman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Xman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xman)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rocker-arms-fell-off/1363/11 "2005-08-08T18:58:08Z")
then it’s not the bolts fault but the idiot who overtorqued it 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/53a042/32.png) [@Ninja](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ninja)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rocker-arms-fell-off/1363/12 "2005-08-24T19:21:39Z")
> [@LAFENGAS](#): > > depends if its an overpaid UAW union worker (lets say ford or chevy)… then it happens quite frequently [/rant] Defective DOLTS , and defective bolts… two different things. Dolts are the overpaid union types… its rare to find effective cases of dolts. And we wonder why are jobs are going to india. [/rant]