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Post by miker on Jan 24, 2008 16:19:37 GMT -5
Do y'all use gasket goop on your clutch cover gaskets? I've generally used Yamabond on other bikes, but this SR didn't appear to have anything on it when I pulled it. Don't want no leaks!  miker |
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Post by chew652 on Jan 27, 2008 9:27:54 GMT -5
I just had my cover off. I ordered a new factory gasket beforehand because in my experience if you do not have a spare you will definetly tear the old one taking it off.I have been known to buy two spares just to insure the first one will go on correctly. I am relating all this because it seems the genuine Yamaha gasket has some goop already applied to the lower part of the gasket.The gasket I removed (untorn of course because I had a spare) had no goop applied. Neither gasket has leaked so I guess you are correct whichever way you want to do it.
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Post by miker on Jan 27, 2008 16:11:00 GMT -5
I'll have to eyeball my new one - it's still in the gasket set I bought. My original didn't seem to have anything on it. Thanks!
miker
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Post by caferacercarl on Jan 30, 2008 2:18:34 GMT -5
You can buy a VHT product in a pressure pack tin called "copper gasket cement", paper gaskets and cardboard type head gaskets sprayed with this stuff give no problems. [ I do it with the race engines] regards Carl.
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Post by gibbsy on Feb 12, 2008 6:39:11 GMT -5
I have never had any problems with leaks and I use just a thin smear of Grease
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Post by colinjay on Feb 12, 2008 16:26:21 GMT -5
For many years now, I have been putting a very thin smear of silicon on one side of my engine cover gaskets to "stick" them to the cover. Then after leaving that to cure, using a smear of grease on the side that goes against the crankcase. This allows the cover to be removed with out having 1/2 the gasket stuck to the cover and the other 1/2 stuck to the crankcase.
CJ
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Post by wotavidone on Feb 12, 2008 16:33:17 GMT -5
Just out of interest, a word of warning on copper based sealers and "neverseize" thread treatments and the like. You'll get away with it no problems, on an engine that never gets wet, but never use it on engines that do, for example outboard motors. Copper plus aluminium plus an electrolyte, say brackish water, equals galvanic corrosion.
I use permatex no.3. non hardening gasket cement on most bits, but you have to resign yourself to a new gasket every time.
Mick
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Post by StewRoss on Feb 13, 2008 5:38:06 GMT -5
..oil on the base gasket, and old MX rider's trick...I use nothing on the clutch cover seal and get no leaks...they do came with a bead of sealant on the gasket when you buy them as well... SR |
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Post by caferacercarl on Feb 14, 2008 2:59:59 GMT -5
The spray is actually a glue, I don't intend on riding the bike off a boat ramp, And I use metal gaskets actually, like new bikes, wait till you try to seal up an SR that revs to 11,000 and makes more than double the stock HP at the rear wheel, a little chemical help isn't all bad....the new "3HT" clutch cover gasket has sealant, the 3HT base gasket should be sprayed and the barrell nuts cleaned out and loctited down to 32ft lb, all surgically clean before hand of course.. just trying to help, there's no money in this for me...
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Post by StewRoss on Feb 14, 2008 4:21:58 GMT -5
Carl, What was the name of that stuff to spray onto bare alloy cases again?... SR  |
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