[Healeys] Rear axle gasket question

[warthodson at aol.com]

I have not tried it but I doubt it. On the three axles I have actual experience with the gasket needed to be Approx. 0.004" thick so that the spacer met the specified tolerances in the workshop manual. The gaskets I purchased were all approx. 0.010" thick. That would be a lot of squish. You would have to squish it without the bearing spacer in place. Then remove the axle & measure how much the spacer stood proud of the gasket. Then reassemble everything, if it met spec. It seemed easier to just make a gasket of the proper thickness.
Gary Hodson 
 
 
From: Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk>
Subject: RE: [Healeys] Rear axle gasket question


 
  
If you soaked the too big gaskets in, say, WD40, wouldn’t they compress down to a proper size as you tightened up?
  
Just a thought..............
  
Simon
  
                     

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