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| smontanaro |
 Sep 1 2007, 10:57 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,190 Joined: 3-June 05 From: Evanston, IL Member No.: 4,197 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
I've got the shift rod seal and the two paper gaskets associated with the nosecone on my /6. It occurred to me that maybe the gaskets are supposed to be installed with some sort of gasket compound. If so, what? The Haynes and Lash manuals I have are silent on this topic as far as I could tell. I didn't find anything searching the forums either.
Thanks, Skip |
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| PRS914-6 |
Sep 1 2007, 11:11 AM
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Excellence Magazine Project 914 3.6 Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,278 Joined: 20-May 06 From: Central California Member No.: 6,031 Region Association: None  |
You want to be careful of not using too much sealer. If you do, the gasket will want to "ooze out" when tightened since it's so thin. With that said, I use a VERY light (mist coat) of copper spray gasket by Permatex. Basically only enought to bond it.
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| LvSteveH |
Sep 1 2007, 11:23 AM
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I put the Poor in Porsche Group: Members Posts: 1,080 Joined: 22-April 03 From: Las Vegas, Nevada Member No.: 600 |
I use high temp grease. The gasket dimension is critical, so using silicone or anything else that would change the installed thickness is a bad idea. I'm sure Paul's method of using a light coat of copper spray gasket wouldn't be thick enough to be a problem.
Fortunately it's not really an area prone to leakage. I think many people install them dry without issue. |
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| sww914 |
Sep 1 2007, 06:11 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,439 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 6,146 Region Association: None |
Nope. Dry. They never leak, unless somebody carved up the mating surfaces trying to pry things apart with a screwdriver because they missed a nut somewhere.
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Sep 1 2007, 07:08 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
The gaskets in question are NOT thickness critical. Only the gasket stack between the intermediate plate and the case are. Dry is good, or the thin Coppercote spray, or Gasgacinch, applied sparingly if you simply must use something. The Cap'n
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| LvSteveH |
Sep 2 2007, 03:18 AM
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I put the Poor in Porsche Group: Members Posts: 1,080 Joined: 22-April 03 From: Las Vegas, Nevada Member No.: 600 |
QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Sep 1 2007, 05:08 PM)  The gaskets in question are NOT thickness critical. Only the gasket stack between the intermediate plate and the case are. Dry is good, or the thin Coppercote spray, or Gasgacinch, applied sparingly if you simply must use something. The Cap'n Crusty One Kenobi strikes again (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) He said "two paper gaskets" so I took that to mean both sides of the intermediate plate |
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