Reply To: Awkward Sump Gasket

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Dear Bernie

Well it’s in.

I finally realised that not only was the gasket too thick but it was also too short.

To install it I had to outwit it. That meant stretching it between two G clamps on the bench and leaving it for a couple of hours under tension. I then slipped it into the bearing cap before it realised what was happening.

It seems that the synthetic rubber gasket material isn’t stable and regresses over time, in this case the twelve months since I bought it.

Finally thanks for your all advice but this must be the silliest way to seal a sump.

David