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rocker cover gasket, a/c, fit dry?
Posted: 09 Jul 2010, 21:51
by Gunslinger
I'm replacing my rocker cover gaskets tomorrow as they are weeping a tad. Do I fit them dry, or should I apply a little grease? Or indeed, another substance?
Thanks
Stu
Re: rocker cover gasket, a/c, fit dry?
Posted: 09 Jul 2010, 22:01
by Tug
In a word...Grease..
You can use Hylomar but its a so and so to remove if you have to remove the covers again. I would use grease...
Re: rocker cover gasket, a/c, fit dry?
Posted: 09 Jul 2010, 22:04
by Gunslinger
Thats confirmed my thoughts. Grease it is then
Thank you
Re: rocker cover gasket, a/c, fit dry?
Posted: 10 Jul 2010, 07:42
by Bobber
Done mine yesterday and grease is the word
Re: rocker cover gasket, a/c, fit dry?
Posted: 10 Jul 2010, 14:37
by The Reverend Pimp Daddy
Thanks ..thats one question I don't have to ask.doing mine on Wed....
Re: rocker cover gasket, a/c, fit dry?
Posted: 13 Jul 2010, 14:00
by faggie
use blue hylamar but only onto the rocker cover face, not onto the cylinder head , and let it dry before fitting rocker cover , this way it stops the seal moving in the cover when trying to force the steel bail over the rocker cover
Re: rocker cover gasket, a/c, fit dry?
Posted: 13 Jul 2010, 19:31
by VWCamperfan
No...!
No grease at all. Full stop!
Can't understand why anyone would want to smear a load of grease around something thats going to be surrounded by oil anyway!
They must go on dry. If you add grease or oil etc. they will slip and move causing an oil leak. The whole rocker cover and top of cylinder heat mating surface should be grease/oil free. When pressure is applied to the gasket by the rocker cover and clip, the pressure will prevent further ingress of oil around the outer edges and the gasket will stay where it is put. Otherwise expect some major oil leaks!
Good advice from faggie above BTW.
Re: rocker cover gasket, a/c, fit dry?
Posted: 13 Jul 2010, 19:36
by horizontal kipper
allways used a thin layer of grease on all the air cooled ive had as it says in the john muir idot guide and never had a problem.
Re: rocker cover gasket, a/c, fit dry?
Posted: 13 Jul 2010, 19:42
by Bobber
horizontal kipper wrote:allways used a thin layer of grease on all the air cooled ive had as it says in the john muir idot guide and never had a problem.
Re: rocker cover gasket, a/c, fit dry?
Posted: 13 Jul 2010, 20:24
by Tug
Me too. Always smeared a thin layer of grease and no problems..
