Which Side Is Up? (1 Viewer)

[Hogan]

This is the gasket for the side pannel on my F engine. Does the side with the little bumps go up or down?

 

[Poser]

It only fits one way Mike....



"little bumps to the top"

 

[Hogan]

Thanks Steve

 

[Marlin Crawler]

Just a quick reminder...

Before you install the gasket, maks sure you use a small hammer and reverse ping the metal side cover where the 6x1.00mm bolts go thur or the gasket will contiune to leak.

Marlin

 

[Morse_FJ40]

Just a quick reminder...

Before you install the gasket, maks sure you use a small hammer and reverse ping the metal side cover where the 6x1.00mm bolts go thur or the gasket will contiune to leak.

Marlin

You Lost me on that one Marlin??

 

[lostmarbles]

You Lost me on that one Marlin??

I believe he means to panel-beat the cover around the bolt holes because the metal is likely to have been "pulled-in" there.

If you don't "re-flatten" the metal around the bolts, the cover probably won't be able to exert sufficient sealing-pressure on the gasket mid-way between bolts ..... if you know what I mean.



On the same theme ---- Where soft cork gaskets are present I like to use loctite thread locker and avoid over-torquing the bolts. (Without the blue loctite, the torque may be insufficient to stop them loosening due to engine vibration.)

 

[Marlin Crawler]

Thank you lostmarbles,

I was giving the short version and you did a much better job.

Those d**m side covers are so hard to seal!

Marlin