Gasket

[1940plymouth]

Is there a gasket that goes between the transmission and bell housing?

There was none on mine when I removed the tranny.

If not, what keeps the gear oil from leaking out the second hole from the top, just below the hole for bolting the tranny up to the bell housing?

Thanks,

Bob

[greg g]

Yes there should be a gasket, and if you don't have one and its not leaking, It owuld seem to suggest that the lub lebel is below that hole.......

[1940plymouth]

Thanks fella's

It looks like a cork gasket, am I correct?

Should be easy enought to make.

Bob

[greg g]

Do I smell an opportuity for a cottage industry???

Shel's Custom Trans Gaskets of Old Forge.

[1940plymouth]

I don't have any, but now thanks to both of you, I will get the correct gasket material tomorrow and try to make one

Thanks again,

Bob

[1940plymouth]

I drove into town to go to Advanced Auto, bought some gasket material 1/32" thick, made the gasket, we plan on installing the tranny tomorrow evening after my son gets off work. I am anxious to get it installed, it is a used one from Fat Fendered Relics in Washington state. Dave seems like a darn good man to do business with.

Again, I want to thank you all,

Bob

[Normspeed]

This can be dangerous, need eye protection in case a hardened hammer decides to chip, but a good trick for gaskets. Once the gasket is cut to shape, put it on the application, place a round ballpeen over the bolt hole, and hit with another hammer. (could be a lead or synthetic hammer for safety). The bolt hole will punch out nice and clean, and the theards in the hole wil be untouched as long as the hammer isn't too small.

[Niel Hoback]

For my own peace of mind, please use a wooden mallet or a big hunk of wood to hit the ball peen hammer face. There, even if you don't, I can tell myself I tried to help.

[dezeldoc]

Well i for one can say it does not matter how hard you hit it, it matters HOW you hit it! i have had my times of luck over the years doing that, then one day i was trying to tap a pin in with the end of my pic hammer and tapped the head with another body hammer and a chunk flew off and got inbedded in my leg, it was a very light hit none the less. another time at work i was replacing a tip on a loader bucket and hit the tooth to get it the rest of the way on and bam! a chunk in my lower jaw, over to the doc to get it out and 3 stiches later. a lot of the things on that show they have busted but i know for fact a lot of them are true, i take tv with a grain of salt as after all tv!

[Rodney Bullock]

I drove into town to go to Advanced Auto' date=' bought some gasket material 1/32" thick, made the gasket, we plan on installing the tranny tomorrow evening after my son gets off work. I am anxious to get it installed, it is a used one from Fat Fendered Relics in Washington state. Dave seems like a darn good man to do business with.

Again, I want to thank you all,

Bob[/quote']

Bob, I did not know if Fat fender relic's was still in bus. I got my front trim for my 1940 from him. I am still looking for the small pieces that go above and below the windshield center bar. Glad to hear your putting your trans in.

[RobertKB]

Good luck with the project. Sounds like you are on a role. Norm, good tip about using the ball peen. I try to get an indentation in the material by pushing hard on it or if I can use a pencil to mark the hole. Then take it out and use a hole puncher to make the hole in the gasket. It's amazing the number of different ways there are to do a job and they all seem to work fine.

I saw the Mythbusters episode mentioned and they used World War II era hammers and really did pound them. Like dezeldoc says though that some times MB is not right. My son in law works for Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and had a chunk fly off his hammer as he was pounding on some steel. CPR even sent out a bulletin warning of this danger after he got a chunk of steel in his arm from the hammer.

[old woolie]

Anytime you have a hammer [ drill, grinder, etc ] in your hand, you should have safety glass's on your face. A piece of steel in an arm or leg is one thing, your eyes are much more vulnerable.

[Plymouthy Adams]

not to mention the use of wire cutter, diagional or dykes or whatever name you refer to them by..they can shoot a piece of wire of metal quite a distance with some force..

[Don Coatney]

This can be dangerous, need eye protection in case a hardened hammer decides to chip, but a good trick for gaskets. Once the gasket is cut to shape, put it on the application, place a round ballpeen over the bolt hole, and hit with another hammer. (could be a lead or synthetic hammer for safety). The bolt hole will punch out nice and clean, and the theards in the hole wil be untouched as long as the hammer isn't too small.

My dad taught me that gasket making tip in the 50's. You can not only do the holes but you can use a ball pien hammer to cut the inner and outer edge of the gasket. Simply place the gasket material over the area you heed a gasket for and lightly tap the edges just enough to cut the paper and not damage the flange.