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Message started by oksavage on 12/14/08 at 11:11:40

Title: no gaskets?
Post by oksavage on 12/14/08 at 11:11:40

Has anyone removed their side crankcase covers and put them back on with liquid gasket stuff and no paper gasket? Is this possible? I have a leak(using synthetic oil, slippery stuff) and need to fix it. Just wondering about the need for a new gasket.

Title: Re: no gaskets?
Post by Yonuh Adisi on 12/14/08 at 11:14:20

I did that once, it worked for a little while but a leak developed again eventually.

Title: Re: no gaskets?
Post by rigidchop on 12/14/08 at 11:53:18

you should buy one, why half ass it?

Title: Re: no gaskets?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/14/08 at 12:00:37

Thats caused me quite a bit of wondering. IF I have gasket sealer & then paper, then sealer agin, why not just sealer?

Title: Re: no gaskets?
Post by oksavage on 12/14/08 at 13:38:47

it's not a question of $$, just is it necessary with all the new materials out there

Title: Re: no gaskets?
Post by Paladin. on 12/14/08 at 14:30:16

3B242225383F0E3E0E36242863510 wrote:

Thats caused me quite a bit of wondering. IF I have gasket sealer & then paper, then sealer agin, why not just sealer?

1B2D2C372A03262B312B420 wrote:

I did that once, it worked for a little while but a leak developed again eventually.

Just a WAG, but I would assume that the paper part allows for a bit of expansion, to keep the joint sealed when the gasket sealer dries and slightly shrinks.

Title: Re: no gaskets?
Post by T Mack 1 on 12/14/08 at 17:53:25

4B545255484F7E4E7E46545813210 wrote:

Thats caused me quite a bit of wondering. IF I have gasket sealer & then paper, then sealer agin, why not just sealer?

Because the world is not a perfect place. If both surfaces were perfectly flat and if the pressures the bolts exert were 100 % even then you wouldn't need a gasket. But, it's not a perfect world. The gasket helps make up for imperfections.

Title: Re: no gaskets?
Post by oksavage on 12/14/08 at 18:24:06

I just checked on Ron Ayers for that gasket it started at $4 and after I proceeded through all the new part numbers it ended up at $16. A paper gasket, you kidding right. Is that a normal price? I'll pay it if that is the going rate but WOW.

Title: Re: no gaskets?
Post by Digger on 12/14/08 at 18:37:45

0E0A120017000604610 wrote:

I just paid $16 for a clutch cover gasket at my dealer. I'm not sure if I'll need it, I just bought it as a talisman in the hopes that the gasket in place will be reusable.

Like my Pappy always says, "If you wanna play, you gotta pay."

Title: Re: no gaskets?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/14/08 at 21:07:12

The shop I use has a gasket cutting machine. They have the layout of the gaskets of the major players machines on software & the machine just cuts them from an adhesive backed piece of paper. I paid $14.00 for the clutch cover gasket. Watching the machine cut it was worth $8.50 in pure entertainment value, so I figure the gasket cost me $5.50. See what a great discount I got?

Title: Re: no gaskets?
Post by RadRacer on 12/15/08 at 00:49:20

Just to aid in the questions about gasket or no gasket i did a full top end rebuild as well as replaced the clutch and the only gasket i bought was the head gasket. i cleaned all o-rings with dish soap by hand as to not get a knick all places there was a paper gasket originally i left out and used a gasket material called the right stuff available at any auto parts store for under $10 and makes 8 - 10 gaskets . its a rubberized material that is also used in fleets and still 2 years 15 k miles no leaks anywhere even the way i ride Balls To The Wall

Hope this helps

Title: Re: no gaskets?
Post by dasch on 12/15/08 at 10:03:03

I ditched a crankcase paper gasket on a small Honda rebuild years ago and replaced with ABRO silicone gasket maker. Still runs, no leaks. I would do it on Savage too if I had to. But not if I had a gasket in store for $15.