2 questions before I fix the clutch rattle

[showaddydadito]

I'm due an oil change, so I'm intending to to have a go at sorting the clutch rattle at the same time.

I watched Reapers DVD of it last night - and I have two questions:

1 - how likely / unlikely is it that the cover gasket comes off clean and reusable like in the DVD? Is there anything I can do to help it do so?

2 - Reaper mentions that the big nut is sometimes quite easy and sometimes very tight. When he sprags the outer and inner basket with a screwdriver he remarks that you can't use this method if the nut is really tight - if it is, what's the best way to do it?

Dave

[CD]

Get some Loctite 518 Anaerobic gasket sealer. When the gasket thickness is not important it can be used instead. Or clean an old gasket and re-use it with a thin smear of 518 on both sides.

518 sets only within the joint, wont behave like grease while its uncured and any excess wont set into lumps that can clog engine oil galleries.

A tube like this has lasted me for 10 years.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FLANGE-SEALANT-LOCTITE-518-65-ML-LAND-ROVER-8510302-/261070267725?pt=UK_BOI_Metalworking_Milling_Welding_Metalworking_Supplies_ET&hash=item3cc900254d#ht_970wt_838

[bobh]

I can only speak from experience - when I took my clutch cover off the gasket broke up and I bought a new one.

Blue Peter fans might be tempted to make a new one from thick paper, but CD's suggestion is best - though in terms of cost, if you aren't likely to use the Loctite again, a genuine gasket might be cheaper.

[showaddydadito]

thanks boys.

[showaddydadito]

Wemoto - gasket ordered Monday about 2pm, delivered to my door before noon on Tuesday - total spend £8.32.

[max900]

Jul 31, 2012 16:04:09 GMT showaddydadito said:

Wemoto - gasket ordered Monday about 2pm, delivered to my door before noon on Tuesday - total spend £8.32.

i would say good value there then ;D

[CD]

Good value, but a tube of 518 costs about the same and does for lots of jobs.