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Ray White
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Location: Derby
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 Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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| kevin2306 wrote: | Ray, is wellseal a gasket sealant?
Being an auto box I’ve not put any sealant on the joint, just a smear of Vaseline to keep things in place, good advice on the torque settings.
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Yes Kevin. The beauty of it is that it is completely harmless to your gearbox and never sets so things can come apart again if you need. That said, I often assemble things with petroleum jelly and that is safe to use.
Talking about Vaseline I have tried for years to explain to people that it is what they should be using on their battery terminals ...NOT GREASE!!
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kevin2306
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Location: nr Llangollen, north wales
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| Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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Ray, is wellseal a gasket sealant?
Being an auto box I’ve not put any sealant on the joint, just a smear of Vaseline to keep things in place, good advice on the torque settings.
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kevin2306
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| Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Ray, I’ve ordered some Wellseal and the metal reinforcement plate.
It is a lovely old motor, love driving it and so easy to work on.
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alastairq
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Location: East Yorkshire
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| Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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PX7?
That's battery terminal grease....brown in colour, smells awful too...[stops it being used for other purposes?]
White Lithium grease is battery terminal grease too....
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Ray White
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| Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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| alastairq wrote: | PX7?
That's battery terminal grease....brown in colour, smells awful too...[stops it being used for other purposes?]
White Lithium grease is battery terminal grease too.... |
Correct. I am assuming most people don't have it to hand. What I want to emphasise is that normal grease should not be applied to terminals prior to connection. Connect dry then apply the appropriate terminal protector.
I also advocate applying baking soda to the battery terminals and top and washing off with hot water.
I should have added that if you use petroleum jelly it should only be applied very thinly because it has a lower melting point than dielectric grease and is pretty flammable. |
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