Hammer Made Gaskets for Rebuilding Car Parts

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While assisting a master engine builder one day, Mark Simpson discovered he didn’t have the correct gasket for a part of the engine. The builder said no problem, and handed Mark a piece of gasket material and a hammer. Puzzled, Mark asked. “What the heck am I going to do with this?” After a little instruction, moments later they had a gasket. Mark now shares this great tip with fellow members.

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7 Responses to “Hammer Made Gaskets for Rebuilding Car Parts”

  2. William

    I always do the bolt holes first. I insert the bolts to hold the gasket material in place. If possible, I put the part in a vise to hold it firmly while tapping. I also use a much smaller ball pean hammer. It fits the inside curve easier.

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  3. Virgil2U

    This is nothing new, Mechanics in the army have been doing this for over 100 years now. I had done it myself when I was fifteen years old when I needed to make a thermostat housing gasket for my mom’s 1968 Buick Skylark when I had replaced the thermostat and I used an old manila folder from school for it.

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  4. Dale Hartzfeld

    Funny how things change. When I was a young guy the headers I installed on my new “68 SS 396 constantly leaked. We made a gasket that permanently sealed the leaks, but we used .asbestos. It was great stuff back then.

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  6. Jim CareySr

    te hammer gasket Guy did it WRONG!–the Water out let should be the First thing You DO!–as by Doing the out side–the Gasket often turns a bit–thus–poor Gasket–

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  7. Walt Peterson

    Once you hammer out the bolt holes, drop some bolts into the holes to hold the gasket in place,

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