<VV> Bellhousing gasket trim for oil pan

[HallGrenn at aol.com]

Bryan,
 
One persistent oil drip was caused by a bell housing gasket that  was too 
long on one side and kept the pan gasket from sealing correctly.   Once the 
pan and pan gasket were removed the extra sliver of gasket was  trimmed with 
a razor blade, the pan and gasket were reinstalled and the  leak went away.
 
I'd trim the piece of gasket that sticks out--or you could loosen the bell  
housing and reposition the gasket so that it is even on both sides.
 
Bob 
 
 
In a message dated 1/17/2012 7:01:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
bryan at skiblack.com writes:

Hi  folks,

A quick question - I swapped bellhousings and the gasket sticks  out a 
little.  Just trim it off?  Trim and use a little RTV?   Just bolt the pan on?

Just trying to avoid an oil leak, we get enough  of those  :-)

--Bryan
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