Mark,
my only concern with using goop on tranny, especially the OD is that
if 'chucks' of it break loose, they could clog some of the very fine
hydraulic passages, meaning a removal and overhaul to clean out and
fix.
Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Creamer, Mark" <CreamerM@cintas.com>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 06:03
Subject: Gasket goop
: Last week I was tightening down the J-type OD sump cover, and
broke a
: bolt off. Turns out I also warped and cracked the cover - all due
to
: trying to use the 16lb torque spec suggested in the manual.
:
: Well, I got some great answers from the group re that spec, and
just
: wanted to follow up with something interesting. I was able to
secure a
: new cover from BPNW (Thanks guys, you really went beyond the call
for me
: on this one...!!), but in the mean time, I thought I'd try an
: experiment. So I took the cracked cover, removed the gasket,
cleaned the
: surface and reapplied it using Permatex UltraBlue RTV silicon
gasket
: stuff instead of the new stock gasket I already had on hand. So
far, not
: only has it *not* leaked around the edges, but not through the
crack
: either. (I applied a bead of the stuff along the inner surface of
the
: crack before re-installing.)
:
: Anyway, does anyone see a problem using this stuff instead of a
: traditional gasket when my new sump cover arrives this week? The
: literature says it is highly oil resistant, and is good up to 500
deg.
: If that works, I may want to use it when I change the oil pan
gasket
: later also. Can a drip-free Triumph be a reality? ;-)
:
: Mark Creamer
: CF53032UO
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