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Tran Access Cover ?

Unread post by Surveyor » September 16th, 2017, 5:52 pm

What would be a good substitute for the 7331772 gasket on the bottom of the access cover. PO used a white gooey rubber sealant and latex at some point but I'm thinking some form of weather stripping would work better. What have you used?
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Unread post by m3a1 » September 16th, 2017, 5:58 pm

Frost King weather seal or similar works in a pinch. Available at Home Depot. Body caulk strips at most automotive paint suppliers. Neither is "correct", but either one works.

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Unread post by Hambone » September 16th, 2017, 6:04 pm

Maybe something like this, use 3M glue.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Frost-King-E ... /202262324

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Unread post by rickf » September 16th, 2017, 6:28 pm

Hambone wrote:Maybe something like this, use 3M glue.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Frost-King-E ... /202262324
That is super cheap and easy and if it gets damaged you peel off the bad section and stick on a new piece.
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Unread post by Bucolic » September 16th, 2017, 11:12 pm

You mean we're supposed to put some sort of gasket in there?
What happens if you just bolt the cover on?
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Unread post by Surveyor » September 16th, 2017, 11:43 pm

Two assumptions

1) another noise source
2) water coming through on rainy roads
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Unread post by rickf » September 17th, 2017, 9:58 am

And a LOT of heat blowing through, might be nice on an unheated truck in the winter till you hit a puddle and the heat turns to steam and then you can't see out the windows. Plus if you have an exhaust leak at the manifold as most of them do you have the carbon monoxide danger.
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Unread post by Horst » September 19th, 2017, 12:09 am

one modification to fight against noise and rattling is to cover the insight of the transmission cover with heavy duty damping mats. Michel Walter did this on his 151 and reported good results, I still need to do it (after the flex exhaust coupling recommended on this site). As we know, not only the differentials but also the transmission is quite noisy, specifically the transfer box.
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Unread post by m3a1 » September 19th, 2017, 8:40 am

Here's an excellent article on gaskets in general, courtesy of Hemmings Motor News

https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/mus/2 ... 99759.html

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Unread post by Surveyor » September 26th, 2017, 10:28 pm

Went with this despite Rick's hatred of Lowes. HD would have been another hour travel time.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/M-D-10-ft-Blac ... ip/1038917

Had just enough to lay two strips side by side except for narrow rear portion which is not wide enough to fit 2 anyway. Will see how it goes.
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Unread post by rickf » September 27th, 2017, 9:26 am

I just hate having to return stuff there and I would NEVER, EVER buy another appliance there!
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