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gaskets, yea or ney.
Madmax, those gaskets you seem to need aren't totally necessary. None of those covers have them on my ride after fixing tranny, etc. Clean surfaces good with Brak-Cleen, use a thin film of Permatex high-temp gray on mating surfaces, let set bout 20min. and install covers. Haven't had so much as a seep or wet spot. Key is clean with no oil residue, as these surfaces are machined and mate very well. Shift cover, pan and clutch cover all have this on mine. Gaskets on these sufaces don't double duty as shim spacing, so works well. My pan was put back on this way after putting in an oil pump before installing moter. Was that way for 2 years with not a seep before I got ambition enough to pull it off and fix second gear.
gasket on clutch side is still there, but broke in one place removing, so put a thin film of high temp gray around whole surface anyway and have no problems leaking or seeping wet spot anywhere, and with many experiences over the years in doing this don't expect any problems of having to re-do any of it. After dovetailing every slot and dog that exisited on any of those lower shaft gears, don't expect to have it off again. Dove-tails are pronounced enough that dis-engagement down-shifting sometimes is a bit "notchy", but ensures no skipping from not staying engaged won't happen again. With a diamond stone wheel and Dremal ground at angle from start till that angle existed out to end of slot and dog, checked progress with mic using other side of dog and slot as a reference point. Was able to keep them close to the same with less than .002 difference between any slot or dog. So far, in these cases I haven't seen gaskets being totally necessary. Good preperation is the key as with doing most anything
Madmax, those gaskets you seem to need aren't totally necessary. None of those covers have them on my ride after fixing tranny, etc. Clean surfaces good with Brak-Cleen, use a thin film of Permatex high-temp gray on mating surfaces, let set bout 20min. and install covers. Haven't had so much as a seep or wet spot. Key is clean with no oil residue, as these surfaces are machined and mate very well. Shift cover, pan and clutch cover all have this on mine. Gaskets on these sufaces don't double duty as shim spacing, so works well. My pan was put back on this way after putting in an oil pump before installing moter. Was that way for 2 years with not a seep before I got ambition enough to pull it off and fix second gear.
gasket on clutch side is still there, but broke in one place removing, so put a thin film of high temp gray around whole surface anyway and have no problems leaking or seeping wet spot anywhere, and with many experiences over the years in doing this don't expect any problems of having to re-do any of it. After dovetailing every slot and dog that exisited on any of those lower shaft gears, don't expect to have it off again. Dove-tails are pronounced enough that dis-engagement down-shifting sometimes is a bit "notchy", but ensures no skipping from not staying engaged won't happen again. With a diamond stone wheel and Dremal ground at angle from start till that angle existed out to end of slot and dog, checked progress with mic using other side of dog and slot as a reference point. Was able to keep them close to the same with less than .002 difference between any slot or dog. So far, in these cases I haven't seen gaskets being totally necessary. Good preperation is the key as with doing most anything
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