[TR] making the mating surface of an oil pan flat

[Paul Tegler]

ditto on the attachment process, has worked well for years...valve cover 
process similar

ptegler

On 1/21/2019 10:40 AM, Geo Hahn wrote:
> I used a body hammer and dolly - was pretty easy to get them flat 
> again.  IMO a hammer blow is much more effective than a tightening 
> bolt will be.
>
> After that I installed the gasket to the pan using RTV and set the 
> whole works gasket-down on a sheet of glass.  The result was a sealed 
> gasket with a very flat surface to present to the machined bottom of 
> the block.  A non-hardening sealer (e.g. Hylomar) will then work with 
> that.  With a bit of care the gasket will stay with the pan upon 
> removal and can be re-used.
>
> Geo
>
> On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 12:16 AM Sujit Roy <triumphstag at gmail.com 
> <mailto:triumphstag at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>       The PO put gallons of sealer around the pan/ sump and over
>     tightened all the bolts. They are all raises and .if  I put a flat
>     rule between holes, I  can notice at least 1 or more mm gap.
>
>     I am thinking of using a nut and bolt with a few washers to
>     hopefully make the bolts holes flat again. Are there any other
>     good simpler ways to do this. I don't want to hammer them as I
>     think I will do more damage.
>
>     Sujit
>
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