vw t25 rocker covers and gasket

[colincolin64]

hi ther is it a easy job to change rocker covers and gasket ? as mine has a little oil leak is ther any right procdure to follow thanks colin

[itchyfeet]

Petrol watercooled?
easy just use a screwdriver to ping/hinge the large spring out of the way ( hinges down not up) and the cover comes off, will be a little oil in there but not much, clean the surfaces and always use new gasket, best to apply a little fresh oil to the new cork gasket in my experience before refitting

if it still leaks you need new covers and springs, they are not expensive

cheers
Paul

[colincolin64]

cheers paul that brill mate thankyou

[Verne]

sometimes worth bending the springs in a little just to tighten them up again and ensure the rocker covers are nice and snug

[colincolin64]

cheers mate i have bought all new gaskets and springs and covers cheers colin

[sturtywurty]

I would normally soak the cork gaskets in warm water and then fit them. So that once in they contract for a tight seal.

[itchyfeet]

I would normally soak the cork gaskets in warm water and then fit them. So that once in they contract for a tight seal.

How does contracting help the cover is spring loaded?

[sturtywurty]

I would normally soak the cork gaskets in warm water and then fit them. So that once in they contract for a tight seal.

How does contracting help the cover is spring loaded?

You know I can't think of a single way contracting would help so I'm not really sure where I was going with that. Although a quick think and ...

Soaking them will make them more pliable though, so perhaps, when more plyable (softer) they become further compressed by the cover and the springs force and then when they dry and contract create a tighter seal, much like a wet compressed sponge will return to its normal thickness when dry.

I'm sure the above is actually just random conjecture to try and justify my outlandish statement rather than a factual statement based on science! (though it kind of works in my head :p).