DIY Clutch Cover Gasket

[unclejosh]

Hopefully this will be of some help and it can save some money. I can get 3 clutch cover gaskets out of one $5.00 roll...............I was home sick from work today so I took the time..............

Obtain a roll of high temp 1/32" thick gasket material from the local auto parts store. Tape it down on the table, and carefully trace the outer edge of the clutch cover with a Sharpie. Cut out the pattern and you will get the results shown below:



To trace the inner edge of the mating surface use a compass. Check out the fancy one I borrowed from my daughter......To find the middle, I made small marks with a sharpie, 5 mm in (mating surface width) from outer edge, and then found the mid-point where the compass pencil crossed/intersected each one of the marks. It took a few times:



Cut out part of the middle and then carefully trim:



This is how I marked the holes: holding the gasket firmly in place on the cover mating surface, I rubbed the edges of each hole and gently dimpled them in with the scissors. You could use a screw driver.

To punch the holes in the gasket I used a hole punch from my kids art kit. I carefully centered and aligned the punch over the dimples, perfect ! :



Done carefully, the gasket is a perfect fit.

[gasgasman]

Nice.
Back in my Jap bike days, I've made a few gaskets out of card board boxes.

[MattR]

Nice work! Thanks for documenting your work.

[Rick]

The mad scientist must have been really bored....
Very cool!!!

[Loosenut]

I found it easier to lightly wet the mating surface of the clutch cover with old motor oil and laying it on the gasket material, or piece of paper. Instant template. I have also used an old clutch cover simply set on top of the gasket material and hammered on the edges of the cover to create a indented template.

Then again, the ones I made from a box that look like a demented pre-school kid went nuts still are holding up.

[unclejosh]

I knew if I posted something it would bring The Berserk Hillbilly out of the woodwork with a comment or two.

Mike, where has all the time gone ?

Anyway, Mike, pay close attention to my high tech DIY - you can only go so far with just chewing gum and bailing wire

[flybars]

Very well done Josh. Good trick to know.

[HenrikSchmidt]

have seen alot of exampels of homemade gaskets, but the last one I saw takes the price, My inner clutchcover was sealed with a piece of cloth(cut to shape) and liquid gasket but it did keep in the oil, just fine..

[stainlesscycle]

Originally Posted by Loosenut

I found it easier to lightly wet the mating surface of the clutch cover with old motor oil and laying it on the gasket material, or piece of paper. Instant template. I have also used an old clutch cover simply set on top of the gasket material and hammered on the edges of the cover to create a indented template.

+1
i do it with either motor oil, grease, layout fluid, or whack the part with rubber mallet - depending on what looks easier/thickness of gasket material.