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Offline BrianK

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Eldo rear drive "sump" gaskets
« on: August 12, 2015, 05:40:22 PM »
These little you-know-whats are a PITA.  For me, they always stick and tear, necessitating a lot of clean up with a razor blade, etc., AND a new gasket.

Is anybody making an improved solution, like a silicone gasket?  Other tips?

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Re: Eldo rear drive "sump" gaskets
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2015, 05:51:51 PM »
MG Cycle sells thicker green ones.  Light grease on both sides.  Whats worse is dropping that little sump to change the oil.  I get more on me and the floor than anywhere.
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Re: Eldo rear drive "sump" gaskets
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2015, 05:56:26 PM »
Thanks Cam.

I do grease them. We'll see if it helps this time.

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Re: Eldo rear drive "sump" gaskets
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2015, 06:15:04 PM »
I've often though about drilling a hole in the sump and welding in a "bung" for a drain plug. Would be a lot less mess that way.
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Re: Eldo rear drive "sump" gaskets
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Re: Eldo rear drive "sump" gaskets
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2015, 06:27:51 PM »
In lieu of scraping the old baked on gasket with a razor or something harder than the base metal try slathering on a bit of Aircraft gel paint stripper. Turns gaskets to ooze in a few minutes and it can safely be scraped away with an old credit card or plastic chisel.
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Re: Eldo rear drive "sump" gaskets
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2015, 07:51:34 PM »
I've often though about drilling a hole in the sump and welding in a "bung" for a drain plug. Would be a lot less mess that way.

Why in MY day we DREAMED of havin a drain plug but nooooo........ we had to suck old gear oil out with a straw up our nose and sneeze it into a bucket!
But you try and tell the kids today that? They won't believe ya!

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Re: Eldo rear drive "sump" gaskets
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2015, 03:12:15 PM »
I've often though about drilling a hole in the sump and welding in a "bung" for a drain plug. Would be a lot less mess that way.

Ah!  I just looked up this thread to ask if anyone had ever tapped the base plate for a drain plug!  Without the base plate off, I couldn't remember if there was some reason (bolt would interfere with drive, etc.) that couldn't be done.  I may try it this time around.  Bloody PITA taking the base plate off each time.
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Re: Eldo rear drive "sump" gaskets
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2015, 03:42:27 PM »
You can drill and tap for 1/8" pipe plug. I have done a bunch over the years, the cover is quite thick.  DonG

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Re: Eldo rear drive "sump" gaskets
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2015, 03:49:29 PM »
Why in MY day we DREAMED of havin a drain plug but nooooo........ we had to suck old gear oil out with a straw up our nose and sneeze it into a bucket!
But you try and tell the kids today that? They won't believe ya!

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That's funny right there.   :laugh:

Also the actual method used to remove the 5 gallons or so of engine oil in a 671 marine Jimmy.  You can't jack the boat up to get to the drain plug so you suck it out the top. 

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Re: Eldo rear drive "sump" gaskets
« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2015, 03:55:20 PM »
Why in MY day we DREAMED of havin a drain plug but nooooo........ we had to suck old gear oil out with a straw up our nose and sneeze it into a bucket!
But you try and tell the kids today that? They won't believe ya!

Luxury. What we wouldn't have given to have a straw.

We were so poor, we couldn't afford drinks with straws in them.

We had to remove the inlet port, gather a group of riders together and get them to turn the bike upside down, and beat on the sump housing using the smallest rider among us as a mallet, until the chunks of dead dinosaur gave up their grip on the ring gear and trickled back out through the inlet port.
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Re: Eldo rear drive "sump" gaskets
« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2015, 03:56:37 PM »
You can drill and tap for 1/8" pipe plug. I have done a bunch over the years, the cover is quite thick.  DonG

It's finned on the bottom. Do you tap the side?
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Re: Eldo rear drive "sump" gaskets
« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2015, 01:03:01 PM »
Visit a buddy with a milling machine, give her a spot face where you like. DonG

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