This may have been said before, but Loctite makes a "Gasket Eliminator
Sealant" (Part 518) that does a great job. I have used it to seal up
crankcase halves on Triumph, Norton and Ducati motorcycles as well as to
eliminate the base gasket on Norton cylinders on an AHRMA race bike with
great success. It cones in a tube, is red and costs about $6 or so. The
trick is to mate the surfaces with the sealant in place and tighten ever so
slightly at first, then torque down in about 6 hours. That way the sealant
is not fully compressed out of the joints.
M. W. Jordan, Jr.
Greenwood, Mississippi
TR3A, Norton motorcycles, Triumph motorcycles, BSA singles, Ducati Singles
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> From: Scott Paisley <scotty@csn.net>
> To: John Cowan <jfcowan@sj.znet.com>
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: TR-3A Need gasket cement on oil pan gasket?
> Date: Monday, June 30, 1997 4:43 PM
>
> John,
>
> There is a product called "The Right Stuff" which can be found
> at many auto-parts stores. It's a black type of sealant which
> comes in a "cheeze-whiz" type of can. I just used it on my
> oil pan on the TR6 and I'm VERY VERY impressed. The oil
> pan does not leak a drop, and I DID NOT USE A GASKET. This
> is a gasket replacement and man does it work.
>
> It's not cheap though, about $15 a can. I'm going to pull the
> transmission this fall/winter and seal it up.
>
> Needless to say, I'm mearly a happy customer of the above product
> and have nothing to gain except a clean garage floor.
>
> -Scotty '75TR6
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