Dipstick/Side Cover Gasket?

Tom Bowman · Sep 3, 2013

Clean-up/work continuing on the TO-20.

I took off the hydyaulic/transmission dipstick/side cover yesterday, and found no gasket.

It hadn't been leaking much, if any, but I'm planning to replace it, while the fluid is out.

This site sells one for 9N/2N/8N, that should be the same as for a Fergy.

It looks like a thin paper/cardboard gasket - can I just make my own from gasket paper - or a piece of cardboard?

Or would Permatex "gasket making stuff" be better?

I didn't take off the PTO lever/cover, but I can see some stuff "squeezed out" from around the cover, like somebody used sealer at some point. (I didn't take off that cover, for fear of screwing up the PTO lever.)

Dan S (NY) · Sep 3, 2013

I usually make my own gaskets for the side covers. It's easier if you have a gasket hole punch set. You can get rolls of gasket material at TSC and other places or I have used poster board in a pinch. Scrape both surfaces clean and smooth and you shouldn't need any sealer. I don't like using sealer because it makes it more difficult to remove the cover in the future.

Dan

Tom Bowman · Sep 3, 2013

Thanks, Dan.

Do you use the thin paper-type material? (Not cork, right?)

Dan S (NY) · Sep 3, 2013

No, not cork. The gasket material I used was like really thick paper.

Dan

Richard L · Sep 3, 2013

Yes the 9n gasket is the same.

gshadel · Sep 3, 2013

that gasket is paper. It kind of disintegrates after 50 year. You can
use the 9N gasket or make one yourself from standard gasket
stock. Permatex will work too, but don't use too much. I can't re-
count the number of times I have opened-up an engine or tranny
where someone used too much gasket maker and the excess
squeezed out inside the equipment..... more is not better.

Dipstick/Side Cover Gasket?

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