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RE: Broken ST - update
- Subject: RE: Broken ST - update
- From: jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 10:36:35 +0100 (BST)
Rick Damiani <rickd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> From: jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> The job went fairly smoothly, but there may be slight seepage from
>> the new gasket :-( Is this to be expected with a new gasket?
> No. Especially a gasket that has no pressure behind it.
Well, there was no seepage when I got home last night, and none when
I got to work this morning. *BIG* sigh of relief, and much improved
workshop practise in the future!
>> I thought I'd removed all of the old gasket from the metal. I nicked
>> the paint on the cover in a couple of places; how big does a nick
>> have to be before it's a worry?
> Not large at all - especially if it's on the bottom of the cover. A
> word of advice for next time: If you can't get all of the gasket
> completly off, get as much off as you can, make the remainder smooth,
I did have a quick go with very fine emery paper (stroking to the
outside of the cover).
> and use an extra thick coat of RTV to back up the gasket.
What's RTV?
>> When I put it back together I put a smear of Hylomar Blue gasket goo
>> on both metal faces, did the bolts up finger tight and then
>> progressively tightened them all to 9Nm.
> How heavy is a smear of gasket goo? Was there enough for some to ooze
> out when you tightened the bolts?
Yes, just a couple of millimetres.
Thanks,
Jim
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