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General => The garage => Topic started by: eyeletboy on 18 June 2009, 08:02
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Is there any specific way of doing this? I have just refurbished a set and don't fancy putting them back together then finding out i have not sealed them properly.
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I don't know what the stuff is called sorry, but I've seen some1 paint it on with a brush, thickly painted on.
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Think its called silkaflex or something in those lines.
Im just going to use the strongest sealer i can find in my diy store. Mine have started to leak through the bolts as the main seal has given way. Thick bead of sealer me thinks :smiley:
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mate if you silkaflex them on you will never get them back off! all you need is high modulus silicone sealant
i found the best way is to put a blob between bolt holes, put dish on, torque up say 8 of them, put a bead round the inside then do the rest up. i have read to do them up dry and then seal but they have leaked when i tried that method (twice lol)
most importantly, make sure the surfaces are spotless. use a bit of wet and dry
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Cheers for the reply guys. Cleaned the surfaces with a bit of sandpaper and neat alcohol then sealed them dry finishing them off with some silocon around the outside.Hopefully this will do the job.Proof is in the pudding when i fit them back on the car in the morning.Fingers crossed.