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Front pipe gaskets - is nothing easy ?
Laverdaroo:
genius, thatsmy sort of approach too in the absence of a lathe or piller drill. ;) :)
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Upped my game using a faster drill and a small flat file, I was able to taper the effect so it would go in easily but still a tight fit.
One down three for tomorrow if it warmer.
Laverdaroo:
well done mate ;)
Alexrayz:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on January 18, 2022, 02:12:49 PM ---I have had a bit of a hunt round amongst my spare parts and found what look like some sort of Asbestos replacement type gaskets bound with copper wire spiral binding.
I can't get my calipers into the exhuast port to measure the diameter its about 38mm at its narrowest being tappered from about 40-41m.
In the photo are two that are too big to fit they measure 39.7 mm for the enclosed copper gasket & 39.3mm for the open sandwich one with the blue filling.
Looking on the internet there are also alloy ones available - like this one below.
I suspect the two copper gaskets are for the 500.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283814932934?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
The exhuast port has no paint on it so that's not causing the problem - I've given the port area a clean & removed what little paint that was - still too tight except of course the white soft gaskets.
.IMG_20220118_131444 by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr
--- End quote ---
That's asbestos?! Frack man I touched those things and and my face afterwards. Guess I'll die. Didn't know these were for the pipes, I assumed it only was copper washers. Thanks!
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Not blue asbestos just some other heat proof filler. From what I know about asbestos you will not die for another 30 yrs anyways.
P.S. I havent got 30 yrs left unless I live until I'm 103. lol
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