Valve cover gasket/2.9
First a good bit of patience or a high temper tolerence.
Anyway besides that:
1. Unbolt the AC compressor, Alternator, remove anything in the way you can.
2. Use a 1/4" or 3/8" ratchet with a swivel and loosen the bolts then remove the ratchet from the extension and turn out by hand.
3. Keep removed bolts and clips sperated so they can be reinstalled in the location they were removed from.
4. Be ready to watch where they fall because it happens to me everytime.
5. Clean the cover surface real good of old gasket material and clean the head surface as best you can. I use a scrapper and carefully clear the old gasket material.
6. I'd suggest tapping the back side (gasket side) of the covers at each bolt hole slightly with the round end of a ball pien hammer to remove any compression of the flange.
7. Use gasket cement to hold the new gasket in place and I put it on the head (if the cover has no lip to hold it).
8. Check each bolt hole BEFORE you put the bolt in to be sure the gasket is lined up. Start all the bolts then snug each, then tighten but don't overtighten.
**You cam get actual torque specs in a manual, or trust me that the valve cover spec is 3 to 5 ft. lbs.
Anyway besides that:
1. Unbolt the AC compressor, Alternator, remove anything in the way you can.
2. Use a 1/4" or 3/8" ratchet with a swivel and loosen the bolts then remove the ratchet from the extension and turn out by hand.
3. Keep removed bolts and clips sperated so they can be reinstalled in the location they were removed from.
4. Be ready to watch where they fall because it happens to me everytime.
5. Clean the cover surface real good of old gasket material and clean the head surface as best you can. I use a scrapper and carefully clear the old gasket material.
6. I'd suggest tapping the back side (gasket side) of the covers at each bolt hole slightly with the round end of a ball pien hammer to remove any compression of the flange.
7. Use gasket cement to hold the new gasket in place and I put it on the head (if the cover has no lip to hold it).
8. Check each bolt hole BEFORE you put the bolt in to be sure the gasket is lined up. Start all the bolts then snug each, then tighten but don't overtighten.
**You cam get actual torque specs in a manual, or trust me that the valve cover spec is 3 to 5 ft. lbs.
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deathmetalandrez
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I've replaced all of my valve cover gaskets on all of my bronco's. A patterned that i noticed was that all of my bronco's that needed new clutches, had leaking valve cover gaskets.... I soon realized that there is a perfect opening at the top of the bell housing that lets the leaking oil drip right on the clutch... 
hench the need for a new clutch haha. p.s. you dont have to take off the ac compressor and all that jazz, but it does help. i just hop up in the compartment and talk dirty to it till she does what i want 
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hench the need for a new clutch haha. p.s. you dont have to take off the ac compressor and all that jazz, but it does help. i just hop up in the compartment and talk dirty to it till she does what i want [/i]I currently own 4 bronco 2's. Three of them are 89' of which two are 4x4 and love em. The other is an 85' 4x4 5-spd