eddiegsx Posted April 24, 2020 Posted April 24, 2020 Can the rubber rocker gasket and those rubber washers under the fixing bolts on an EFE be re used ? Or am I just being a tightarse? Quote
Screwriverracing Posted April 24, 2020 Posted April 24, 2020 Yes, never changed mine. Cheers SRR 1 Quote
eddiegsx Posted April 24, 2020 Author Posted April 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, Screwriverracing said: Yes, never changed mine. Cheers SRR Top man, that's good enough for me, thanks. Quote
Fazz711 Posted April 25, 2020 Posted April 25, 2020 Most rubber type ones are ment to be Reused as long as not distorted. 1 Quote
eddiegsx Posted April 25, 2020 Author Posted April 25, 2020 22 minutes ago, Fazz711 said: Most rubber type ones are ment to be Reused as long as not distorted. Glad you said that as i have just finished peeling the old instant gasket off the one I took off, it was everywhere and the reason I had to ask the question. Thanks Quote
Gixer1460 Posted April 25, 2020 Posted April 25, 2020 A 'bit' of instant gasket isn't a bad thing - you use it to hold the rubber in place when you invert the cover to fit - especially important round the 'mickey mouse ear' gaskets round the plug holes as many leaks occur this way when gaskets displaced - you can't see if they've moved till the oil drips out by the exhaust! 1 Quote
eddiegsx Posted April 25, 2020 Author Posted April 25, 2020 Thanks for the tip, this wasn't a 'bit' of instant gasket, I think the previous owner had shares in it, I timed myself cleaning it. A whole hour and a half of my life I can't get back! I'm suspicious there will be a leak. Quote
Dezza Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 Instant gasket is fine; it's removing three-bond that's the problem. Thinking about it causes me to begin to lose the will to live 1 Quote
eddiegsx Posted April 26, 2020 Author Posted April 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Dezza said: Instant gasket is fine; it's removing three-bond that's the problem. Thinking about it causes me to begin to lose the will to live Haven't a clue what it was but you can be sure if I come across it again the gasket will be in the bin Quote
Dorkburger Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) Just be careful with the rubber washers. If they compress from age they don't seal well. Being that it's a shouldered bolt, extra tightening to stop a leak will shockingly easily pull the threads out of the cam cap. I learned the hard way. Edited April 26, 2020 by Dorkburger Auto incorrect 1 Quote
eddiegsx Posted April 26, 2020 Author Posted April 26, 2020 Thanks, I'll torque them to settings as per manual and if they fail I'll just buy new ones. Quote
Reinhoud Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 On 4/25/2020 at 4:39 AM, eddiegsx said: Can the rubber rocker gasket and those rubber washers under the fixing bolts on an EFE be re used ? Or am I just being a tightarse? As long as the rubber isn't too hard it should be ok Quote
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