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> Installing new Rubber Engine Compartment Seals, What to lubricate them with
euro911
post Jan 12 2012, 11:30 AM
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Since the drive train is out and Milt fixed the engine shelf in my '75, I'm getting ready to install new [914rubber.com] seals around the engine compartment.

The old ones were hard and brittle (what was left of them), and I had to bend the rails on the slots apart a little to get them out.

What do you guys use to lubricate new seals so they don't bind or tear when pulling them in?

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euro911   Installing new Rubber Engine Compartment Seals   Jan 12 2012, 11:30 AM
SLITS   Sliicone spray or soapy water   Jan 12 2012, 11:32 AM
Jeff Bowlsby   I use glycerin from the drugstore. Preserves rubb...   Jan 12 2012, 11:39 AM
andys   K-Y Jelly from the drug store works great; been us...   Jan 12 2012, 12:25 PM
aharder   K-Y Jelly from the drug store works great; been u...   Jan 12 2012, 12:33 PM
euro911   Thanks. I didn't want to introduce [soapy] wat...   Jan 12 2012, 12:43 PM
ellisor3   WD 40 also works well and helps displace water, mu...   Jan 12 2012, 02:15 PM
rwilner   I lubricated mine with simple green, which is also...   Jan 12 2012, 02:53 PM
geniusanthony   From the reading I have been doing, Silicone based...   Jan 12 2012, 02:51 PM
bandjoey   Stop and do NOT pass go. 914rubber.com recommends...   Jan 12 2012, 06:26 PM
toolguy   OK here is the best product to use. . . It's ...   Jan 12 2012, 07:10 PM
McMark   I guess I'm the only one who just installs the...   Jan 12 2012, 08:37 PM
rick 918-S   I guess I'm the only one who just installs th...   Jan 12 2012, 08:46 PM
markb   I guess I'm the only one who just installs t...   Jan 12 2012, 09:30 PM
bigkensteele   [quote name='rick 918-S' post='1603844' date...   Jan 12 2012, 09:47 PM
76-914   I guess I'm the only one who just installs t...   Feb 25 2016, 09:23 AM
Gint   I guess I'm the only one who just installs the...   Jan 14 2012, 02:10 PM
dlee6204   I guess I'm the only one who just installs th...   Jan 12 2012, 08:44 PM
Elliot Cannon   :agree: What with they all said. Put the lower li...   Jan 12 2012, 10:59 PM
John   When I lubricate rubber parts for assembly, I use ...   Jan 12 2012, 11:12 PM
euro911   Good suggestion, I'll give that a whirl ... ...   Jan 12 2012, 11:14 PM
914_teener   Good suggestion, I'll give that a whirl ... ...   Jan 13 2012, 05:39 PM
Mikey914   For rubber I do use aerospace 303 protectant. it...   Jan 14 2012, 12:31 PM
euro911   Thanks Mark. When I get done with all the mechanic...   Jan 14 2012, 01:39 PM
Puebloswatcop   Thanks Mark. When I get done with all the mechani...   Feb 25 2016, 11:39 AM
BeatNavy   Where did you locate the SS Allen screws, I have ...   Feb 25 2016, 11:41 AM
Puebloswatcop   Where did you locate the SS Allen screws, I have...   Feb 25 2016, 09:02 PM
Mikey914   You'll like the ss screws even better if you h...   Jan 16 2012, 07:48 AM
CT914   Hello, I have a similar problem, having to repla...   Feb 20 2012, 02:26 PM
Black22   Hello, I have a similar problem, having to repl...   Feb 20 2012, 06:23 PM
Mikey914   Just think, the end of the seal attaches under the...   Feb 20 2012, 08:24 PM
malcolm2   Just to confirm things. I took some pictures. Do...   Apr 27 2013, 10:09 AM
stugray   On the same topic... I just bought the whole kit a...   Feb 20 2012, 05:53 PM
euro911   Yep.   May 4 2013, 12:02 PM
80cap   I got the front and side seals in but the rear sea...   Feb 24 2016, 03:20 PM
BeatNavy   I got the front and side seals in but the rear se...   Feb 25 2016, 11:40 AM
80cap   bump   Feb 25 2016, 06:56 AM


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