How to make a paper gasket for almost anything super cheap!

That's right, that thing you've got leaking oil / water all over the place with the paper gasket, yeah the one that's hard to find or costs too much.... Make your own save time and money! just like great grandpa probably made...
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[@186scott]

I have done this before but I start cutting the bolt holes out first so I can drop bolts through them so I don't have to worry if the gasket paper will move

[@stanleyhampton7185]

Good alternative if you have time. Sometimes a factory gasket is not available, or is ridiculously expensive. Sometimes only one gasket is needed, but is only available in a full kit of spares that you do not need. Beware that cardboard is not a durable material. In some applications, such as for pump housings, gasket thickness is critical, so the original gasket thickness must be measured with calipers, and correct thickness of the new one must be chosen.

[@alainxavier]

i'm using a whiteboard marker on the flange surface, and then pressing it on the paper right after. The ink from theses markers are water based and do not dry (or very slowly) so it's pretty easy to use.

[@strongtheme]

I usually to save time, take that casing paint the surface with gloss paint and then press on the cardboard leaving a perfect template including the holes where the paint has missed and then clean the face of the casing.........total 5 minutes.......punch the holes with a punch and then cut out the gasket. about 15 minutes in total but I have done your method and it is a good one, just a little time consuming!

[@RollerGuideX]

Similar thing we do. Just rub some motor oil on the edge of the casing, make an imprint with that so the oil leaves the imprint on the paper.

[@neilbrandrick2918]

Try cutting an oversize paper, knock a few bolt holes and fit the bolts to maintain the gasket position while knocking out the inner shape and marking the outer shape.

[@TheDervMan]

Proper old school engineering that 👍🏻

[@aurthurdent99]

Thank you for sharing! Now I can get my snowblower back together before cold weather hits.

[@jonathansimmonds5784]

Oh dear, great grandad and few of us watching this are shaking out heads..... Start by punching a couple of holes and bolt the gasket to the job, just nip it up finger tight. Then rub around the edge at 45deg with something round, a bolt, screwdriver, short piece of tube, don't go hitting even if gently with a bloody great big hammer! You could at a pinch rub with the face of the hammer. What will happen is as you rub the corner of the casting will cut through the gasket, simples!!

[@gowengetter4599]

Good on ya Jim! Sydney, Australia.

[@garyvanremortel5218]

Even with good gaskets my old Triumph still leaked right through the porous cover castings. If there was no pool of oil on the floor it was out of oil.😂😂🤣🤣

[@ShivJG13]

Thanks for this. Might need to do this for a leaking steering box, and the gaskets don't seem to be available anymore.

[@JAVTROOPER]

Super easy jim. Thanks alot. If I don't watched this it is gonna be super hard for me. Salute

[@chriswhite572]

Awesome accent! Love it.

[@karlo29]

Jim for the win !! thank you sir

[@radiojet1429]

Excellent tutorial - thanks!

[@AspartameBoy]

Before you start hammering glue the paper onto the metal with Indian Head Gasket Cement! Let it dry. Then hammer away. Remove cut off material and now the gasket won’t slip as you install. Oil the exposed side in case you need to remove later. Gosh, why don’t people do it that way?!?

[@adivarso8175]

Agreed. You may just about get away with a small gasket doing it as shown here, but a motorcycle sump held with one hand whilst trying to hold the paper and then tap it out...NO CHANCE! Anyone with experience knows Hylomar is your best friend.

[@brennanholmes6803]

Thanks man,exactly what I needed....

[@MohamedAdamery]

Hello 🙋

[@vicpetrishak7705]

Amazon sells Hole Punchers for rubber plugs . 5 pieces - $12.00 Thin tubes with a sharpened edge that cuts holes in gasket material well .

[@pepesxm777]

This technic is cheaper all you neet is a round hammer to do the whole thing

[@michaelwaters6184]

I used to do this but now I used a vinyl cutter and have my gaskets for a built on file just incase I need one late at night

[@screwsnutsandbolts]

Great video 👍

[@yoshimoto2600]

Hahaha a triumph part. I also have oil leaks on my triumph too🤣🤣🤣

[@nocandopdx]

“Other cereal brands are available though” I died

[@chetanpanchal5517]

Excellent technique

[@bobcougar77]

Why no like/dislike ratio? It's so helpful to weed out the nonsense.

[@jimmacfarlin8198]

KZbin did this, it's stupid.

[@adoptableplum]

ohhhh poor kellogs lmao

[@PaulHayman-tq5kb]

Just like a brought One I My self would like to have your help

[@78a67h]

Very good demo. By the way your Logo is a Seiken a Karate punch!

[@manapunk3085]

Bros about to save me $25 on an over priced piece of paper. 👍🏻

[@walterkeppel167]

Cool , got R done probably faster than going to the auto parts store and know it fits.

[@josetierra8504]

Thank You!

[@tonyhezemans4494]

Glossy side will weep eventually unless sealed with a goop- (cereal box)

[@streetfighter1234ish]

thank you this was a big help

[@djkujous]

Well done

[@GG64du02]

ok I guess I am gonna try the cardboard material I have a lot around. I need a rare gasket.

[@faezalaziz932]

can i use gasket paper for my thermostat cap gasket with the one says oil resistant petrol oil resistant

[@mattbartondodo]

I need a carburettor gasket for an old Husqvarna lawnmower. Would this gasket card work for that?

[@kalebkarlsson2315]

Thank you

[@neodiy]

Does the gasket paper melt by the hot oil temperature over time? appreciate your feedbacks from experience point of view

[@ALLTHINGSJIM]

Not if you use proper gasket paper, if you use something like cereal box it will disintergrate over time and youll have to replace it again but it doesnt do it quickly

[@neodiy]

@@ALLTHINGSJIM hopefully it will last around 6 months for the engine oil drain plug or 2 years for the ATF drain plugs tq again for the info

[@Dcookies100]

@@neodiy lol did your gasket leak? i have a transmission drain plug leak myself, wondering how to be cheap even tho i know i shouldn't be

[@dionnecollins7952]

I used pop cops cardboard and wirked for months months

[@itzerisadomeeiot4980]

can this gasket sealed a grease hydralic cover??

[@brianseibert946]

I use a rubber mallet

[@clifftonicstudios7469]

Cool

[@A1_Homes]

Please am working on gasket paper as a project work in school using composite materials. Which car make use of gasket paper because I need it for my scope of study.

[@ALLTHINGSJIM]

All sorts of cars have paper gaskets on certain things, usually on things like water pumps, or turbo pipe return pipes etc..

[@planecrazyish]

👏👏👏👏👍

[@dl582]

Super impressive until the point the gasket was placed on that dirty concrete flag to be marked for cutting. Serious grit risk.

[@hassanjabour8445]

what kind of paper

[@ALLTHINGSJIM]

Is actual gasket paper however people use cereal box cardboard and all sorts...

[@silasketgaskets8709]

different gasket material depending on the application. i have zero commercial interest, my gaskets were for coffee machines.

[@aliciaarroyave4890]

yo le coloco tinta de lapicero a una espuma y en 40 segundos lo corto. distriempaques la bayadera.

[@OscarValladares-xt8cq]

Y funciona?

[@zanathzanath7236]

Very risky to do this on aluminium parts. I suggest using gasket maker.👍

[@archiet-brown5569]

Not really risky though is it. You lightly tap it not hit it. There’s a difference if your that worried you can use a hard screwdriver handle instead of a hammer

[@scottatlas7359]

Nah bro this isn't risky unless you have no control of your hammer. If that's the case, *any* kind of work with unique objects would be risky for you. Anyone with experience fabricating will do just fine.

[@rhemyis]

I can guarantee, the easiest and cheapest way is to buy a new one, 5 quid maybe? Yes it gives you satisfaction but time costs money. Good job though.

[@jonathansimmonds5784]

p.s. And why do it on the ground? sit down at a bench ffs! I've watched it right through now, way way too long winded and the number of times you removed it and repositioned it, just begging for errors And don't just use any old cardboard, Kellogg's don't make oil proof cereal boxes!! Do what I did 50 years ago and buy a few feet off rolls of different thickness of proper gasket material, I have three thicknesses, and keep the cutouts for small gaskets!