Tensioner gasket

[AustinPhoenix]

Hey all,

I took off my tensioner last night so I can replace the gasket and stop the oil spots on my garage floor from happening.

However, when I took off the tensioner, all I found was a little mound of crunchy and deteriorated gasket (maybe...hopefully). Some of the larger bits looked to have a curve in it, but would pretty much crumble in my fingers.

Anybody have a picture of the gasket or should I just trace the tensioner mating face and add one that size/shape?

Jason

[DJinNH]

Hmmm, I'll be watching for the responses of this thread closely. Damn those oil spots!

Don

[AustinPhoenix]

oil spots

Don,

It's only a few drops when she's asleep, but when she's on the road, the oil drips down on the engine and then underneath wherever she gets parked.

The only fix I have for the oil spots now is a shop mat.

[randy]

You can easily make that gasket from stock gasket material, most good parts shops sell the material. The funky part is the offset holes, but take your time and use a new razor blade.

Tip - when you get the gasket cut, trace a new one on the gasket material before you install it, that way you'll have the pattern for the next time! BTDT!

[planedick]

Still available

LeBard & Underwood (Local Yammy dealer here since 1946) still has them and they will ship. 714 879-8252

[SanDiegoMike]

A standard hole punch works great for making the bolt holes. I made one for my bike about a year ago...not a drop has leaked since. You don't need to use any gasket sealer either.

[AustinPhoenix]

cool

I was curious because it looked like a ring had desintegrated. I wasn't sure what the gasket looked like. As long as it's a simple trace and place, I should have one or two whipped out in a few minutes. Good idea to trace an extra!! The hole punch idea sounds great too!! Thanks!

[Mississippi]

They are still availiable from Yamaha. Recommend you replace the little round button at the same time. This is where most leaks come from. I do the "Bob Jones repair" by cleaning the tensioner housing really good....alcohol works well and put some RTV on the button when you install it. The button is also still availiable from yamaha.

[AustinPhoenix]

Done...I hope

I finished my gasket last night and installed it. $10 for bulk gasket material (about 2 square feet). I used about 3 square inches of it. I wish I had a hole punch though...would have made the hold MUCH easier.

[trbig]

Harbor Freight has some punches of different sizes that are used to punch out holes like that. I bought a set of them since not all the holes needed are the same size. (Like the cylinder base gasket) But I found I just used the regular cheap paper hole puncher on those too... just use them to cut the hole bigger.

Most any dollar store has them for a buck, and they do make a perfect clean hole... no frizzes around the edges to make high points for the oil to seep out.


Tod

[AustinPhoenix]

hmmm

I don't know if I would take any advice from an Okie. HOOK EM!! Just kidding!!

I have to stop by and get some fuel line so I can tune my engine tonight. There's a dollar general and dollar tree across the street. Thanks for the tip!!

[trbig]

Not an OU fan but....








Tod

[AustinPhoenix]

eh...

I'm not a Longhorn either. I went to Texas State/SWT.

OU...not OU...either way...you're not a Texan. I win!

The stars at night are big and bright...

[John]

Re: eh...

Originally posted by AustinPhoenix


The stars at night are big and bright...

What stars? Around here all you can see is the 10 or so brightest stars in the sky, and that's on a real clear night. Sometimes it seems the light pollution is so bad, it could wash out the moon.

[geniusloerts]

oh no!!! this has gone the wrong way.


byt there is that old song, what does it say?........ ah

"Be True to your school"







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