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Old shrunk gaskets

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G. L. Perry

10-27-2002 15:49:43




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I have an R, bought a gasket for steering pedestal cover that was older than me, I think. They wanted $20 for it, I got for $15 as desperate and probly THAT was too much. I brushed off the whire powdery stuff on it, and looks good. BUT, it was shrunk and bolt holes don't line up. I soaked in water with towel over it all night, and it fit good then. NOW, that it's dry again, it is back to being too small and maybe MORE wrinkley. I figured not good to install when wet, so didn't. Most gasket material I have found is not wide enough. It's more than the 12" that I have found. I don't like silicone material, won't use that. Can I use light oil on this gasket to swell up or won't that work? Can I then install or will it just shrink and leak later? OR, can you give ideas of places thay may have bigger material? I have the whole punches and sharp hobby cutters and such, just don't like to mess with making my own. But may have to now. Opinions?

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Kevin Moschenrose

10-27-2002 20:38:38




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 Re: Old shrunk gaskets in reply to G. L. Perry , 10-27-2002 15:49:43  
I have done a couple of different things for the larger gaskets. That gasket that you are taking about it to keep stuff out and the grease in from seeping out. I have found at my parts store they keep gasket material in bulk on a roll and cut what you want it is 36" wide. Another way is to do what they do on cummins oil pan gaskets and that is make it in a couple of different pieces and hook them together like a jigsaw puzzle. Or you can try engine oil leak sealer too. Put that on your gasket in a thin coat. What it does is swell up o-rings seals and gaskets to make them stop seeping oil of course it's only temporary fix in engines. And last but not least use poster board from Wal-mart it does work when your in a pinch. That's my three cents worth!

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