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Gasket scans

duaneage

duaneage

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I would like to gather together full size scans of gaskets used on the GS bikes and have them in a sticky thread on the GSR. Black and white full size scans can be used to trace out new cover gaskets to save time and money. Anyone who has needed a stator gasket only to have to wait a week and pay 14 dollars for one at the dealer knows what I am talking about.

I'm going to start with the GS650 gaskets I have and post them on photo bucket.
 
Great idea. Was thinking about making some, just wasn't sure I could find good gasket material. Got any info on the thickness or type? I would be willing to try. Thanks,Your a good man, I don't care what those other guys said. :D
 
Hi Mr. duaneage,

I just happen to have a few extra gaskets hanging up on the wall in my garage; clutch cover, ignition cover, stator cover, etc. I'll see if they fit in my scanner. Nice idea. I thought about buying some gasket paper and just using the new gaskets as a template. Your idea will be even more convenient for everybody. Thanks!

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
Nice idea, but how do you guarantee that they will be full-size? :-k

I am going to presume that when scanning, we don't need to use the super, mega-detailed 4800 dpi setting? :eek:
Something tells me that something between 75 and 300 dpi would have sufficient accuracy. :o

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I'll compare them to the original and you'll have to trust me. When you print them out on paper you can compare them to the case and see if they are correct.
 
Steve said:
Nice idea, but how do you guarantee that they will be full-size? :-k
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I was thinking the same thought...

perhaps each scan should have a small scale in it as well, something like a 6" scale adjacent to the gasket so you could actually measure the graduations when you print out your "template" & verify the size is correct. If it's off, you could enlarge or reduce the image in the printer...
 
GS650G/GL stator gasket scan

GS650G/GL stator gasket scan

link:
http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu360/duaneage2/Stator.jpg

Stator.jpg
 
This could also be a great way to make youre own gasket sets. For those truly adventurous type. Hell, if you guys can provide a true sized image, Id be willing to convert as many as I can into vectored images that a CAD matt cutter could use.
 
Can you do the clutch cover next?

Can you do the clutch cover next?

Hello Duanage,

Great idea and a god send in my case. I live in Guatemala and have been waiting for three months for the dealer to get the clutch cover gasket to change the shifter seal and bearing. So far, we are still waiting to see if it arrives in the next shipment.:cry:

I have a GS650GLD. I have to do a valve job as well, IF the cover gasket could be done as well.....:-\\\

Thanks from Central America.
 
I'll do the clutch cover and cam cover today and post them. I have the 16 bolt cam cover, the 17 bolt is different. you might be able to tweak the 16 bolt scan to work but it would be better to have a 17 bolt scan.
 
Just wondering ? If you don't have a good gasket could you scan the cover and print it out then cut it out for a template? as long as the cover or part is flat?
 
Richsuz said:
I live in Guatemala and have been waiting for three months for the dealer to get the clutch cover gasket to change the shifter seal and bearing.

I have a GS650GLD. I have to do a valve job as well, IF the cover gasket could be done as well.....:-\\\
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Do you have access to the gasket material needed? if you do have the proper material, all takes is a small ball pein hammer to make one. http://www.professionalequipment.com/product_images/lbv96727s_product.jpg

take the gasket material and place it over the cover, then take your hammer and tap around the edges of the cover on a 30-45 degree angle with the gasket material held in place on the cover. that hammering it will cut out the shape for you.

to make the small holes, use the round end of the ball pein and tap where the small holes are to give an outline for the hole placement. remove the newly made gasket and place on hard flat surface, place a small compression union ferrule http://press.kscdirect.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/tylok_part.jpg , the size of the required hole, over the mark left in the gasket and "punch" out the material for the bolt holes.

for any large holes, such as a dowel hole, mark and cut them out with a razor blade, or a hobbyist's knife.

I have made a 19 hole valve cover gasket on my '82 valve (cam) cover with a dye (red grease in my case) a pencil and cutting the outline with a razor blade and punching the holes with a ferrule. http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showpost.php?p=513361&postcount=9

but it took me 6 hours...
 
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I made a stator cover gasket and it only took me about 15 min. I was lucky to have a complete old gasket so it was an easy matter to trace out the pattern using an old gasket and then cut to shape using scissors and x-acto. To make the holes a paper hole punch works well depending on the hole sizes (the hole punch matches the common case screw hole size). Another thing to use is a piece of tubing the appropriate shape; sharpen the tubing and then use a hammer to punch the holes. Easy job. Getting scans of the gaskets is a great idea. I can help out with scans of a few gaskets but don't know how to assure the exact size is maintained. I'll play around with a few scans to see how it turns out....
 
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It would come in handy if you'd place a clear metric ruler / scale in with the gasket when you scan. Another item that will keep you sane for longer (if that's possible) is a hollow punch set. An inexpensive set will suffice for this purpose. Here's one, I'm sure there are many sources for these:

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/.../s-10101/Ntk-AllTextSearchGroup?Ntt=punch+set

It'll cut nice clean bolt holes, so you don't have to work yourself blind with an Exacto knife. Guess how I know this...
 
You can insert a scale into the scan after the fact with some programs. I just did a 1100 16V gasket scan in two files. I will combine them and insert a reference line for page break.

You print it in two sheets, line up the reference marks and then you have the template. It's always better to buy the gasket for special purposes but in a pinch this works.

How many times have we sat around waiting for gaskets to show up? The worst thing to hear is " we have to order it".
 
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robertbarr said:
It'll cut nice clean bolt holes, so you don't have to work yourself blind with an Exacto knife. Guess how I know this...
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I bought a hand held paper hole punch at Staples for a dollar that cuts perfect 6 mm holes in the gasket for bolt holes.
 
This is a very good suggestion. I have read about this method before, but a question arises regarding the gasket material. I have read in this forum that there are consequences regarding using the wrong thickness. Specially with both the gaskets I need. Is there a specific gage gasket material for the job? I have even heard that some mechanics use brown paper sacks!
 
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