gaskets

[kentucky gardener]

has anybody ever made there own gaskets. if so what material do I use. I'm making one for a case IH 252 compact tractor has a bad gasket in the injection pump some where.

kg

 

[Phill Tibbetts]

I've made a lot of gaskets but you need to know what material the original was if you want a good seal that will last.

 

[kentucky gardener]

thanks phill

 

[kencombs]

Phill is correct about the material. In many pump assemblies it is not just the type of material as its thickness can be part of the clearance measurements.

 

[rrlund]

Any good parts store should have a package containing several different sheets of gasket material and instructions as to which one is for what application.

 

[Kevinwterry]

I have to make gaskets sometimes, because i either dont want to wait for one to be shipped or its a one off special gasket that I couldn't find. Usually pretty easy to make one, even easier if your old gasket is intact enough to trace. Any automotive store should have rolls of gasket material. Like stated before make sure you use the right material for the job. I just use a pair of scissors or a knife. I use these hole punches for bolt holes.

 

[Caryc]

I was a machinist mate in the Navy. We rebuilt a lot of stuff in A division. If you needed a new gasket you would run over to the boiler room and they would give you a 36" or 48" roll of gasket material. We didn't have any fancy hole punches or the like. The tool we used for making gaskets was a ball peen hammer. What, you say? How do you make a gasket with a hammer. Well, say your making a gasket for a 12" pipe flange. You ruff cut the material to fit the flange, like maybe a 13" square. Then you lay that over the flange. Take your ball peen hammer and tap with the ball over one of the bolt holes until you could pull the slug out. Stick a bolt in there to hold the gasket in place and do a bolt holes on the opposite side and stick a bolt in that. Now that the gasket material is secure, punch out the rest of the bolt hole and stick bolts in them. Now you can punch out the big center of the gasket using the flat face of the hammer. It's quite simple once you've done a few.

 

[Caryc]

I was a machinist mate in the Navy. We rebuilt a lot of stuff in A division. If you needed a new gasket you would run over to the boiler room and they would give you a 36" or 48" roll of gasket material. We didn't have any fancy hole punches or the like. The tool we used for making gaskets was a ball peen hammer. What, you say? How do you make a gasket with a hammer. Well, say your making a gasket for a 12" pipe flange. You ruff cut the material to fit the flange, like maybe a 13" square. Then you lay that over the flange. Take your ball peen hammer and tap with the ball over one of the bolt holes until you could pull the slug out. Stick a bolt in there to hold the gasket in place and do a bolt holes on the opposite side and stick a bolt in that. Now that the gasket material is secure, punch out the rest of the bolt hole and stick bolts in them. Now you can punch out the big center of the gasket using the flat face of the hammer. It's quite simple once you've done a few.

There must have been some of you guys that were in the Navy and had to make your own gaskets.

 

[Jim.ME]

Sorry, but I don't think you should be into an injection pump and making gaskets for it.

 

[greenmech]

There must have been some of you guys that were in the Navy and had to make your own gaskets.

Yes! Ron MN

 

[used red MN]

case IH 252 compact tractor has a bad gasket in the injection pump some where.

You seem to be giving incorrect information on your tractor model number. I think you might be seeing the number of the front end loader attachment and mistaking it for the tractor model number. And describing the point of the fuel leak on the injection pump as “somewhere” will not prompt me to blatantly suggest what kind of gasket material you should make the gaskets to repair the leak from. More often than not injection pumps are sealed with o-rings or specifically shaped rubber gaskets that fit in grooves and allow the injection pump parts to fit closely to provide proper tolerances and clearance.
Look over the tractor and see if it has a model decal right on the hood or look around for a rectangular metal ID plate about 2 1/2 inches high and 4 plus inches long.
Try to narrow down the location of the leak and post a photo of it.

 

[Fixingfarmer]

I make a lot of my own gaskets from napa with hole punches and just plain heavy kitchen scissors napa has a supply

Like Jim and used red say injection pumps are not usually the place for me to dabble in that activity there might be a small gasket on the window of a timing slot that I’d do but if SOMEHOW SOMEWHERE the rest are available purchase the correct o-rings and gaskets.

 

[rustred]

has anybody ever made there own gaskets. if so what material do I use. I'm making one for a case IH 252 compact tractor has a bad gasket in the injection pump some where.

kg

I have been making my gaskets for years. Now with the price and availability of gaskets I’m glad I saved money. But of course some gaskets you have to buy. As an example I don’t buy thermostat gaskets or other simple gaskets. I buy gasket material in sheets or in a roll. Different thicknesses of course also.

There must have been some of you guys that were in the Navy and had to make your own gaskets.

Ask OLD , be brags about everything he has done in the navy. Lol !

 

[kencombs]

I was a machinist mate in the Navy. We rebuilt a lot of stuff in A division. If you needed a new gasket you would run over to the boiler room and they would give you a 36" or 48" roll of gasket material. We didn't have any fancy hole punches or the like. The tool we used for making gaskets was a ball peen hammer. What, you say? How do you make a gasket with a hammer. Well, say your making a gasket for a 12" pipe flange. You ruff cut the material to fit the flange, like maybe a 13" square. Then you lay that over the flange. Take your ball peen hammer and tap with the ball over one of the bolt holes until you could pull the slug out. Stick a bolt in there to hold the gasket in place and do a bolt holes on the opposite side and stick a bolt in that. Now that the gasket material is secure, punch out the rest of the bolt hole and stick bolts in them. Now you can punch out the big center of the gasket using the flat face of the hammer. It's quite simple once you've done a few.

Common on cars/trucks too. I have a couple of tiny ball peens that are probably 80-100 years old and have been dedicated to that as long as I can remember. got 'em from Dad. Seen and made lots of rear end housing, thermostat, carb base and other miscellaneous gasket with them

 

[kencombs]

You seem to be giving incorrect information on your tractor model number. I think you might be seeing the number of the front end loader attachment and mistaking it for the tractor model number. And describing the point of the fuel leak on the injection pump as “somewhere” will not prompt me to blatantly suggest what kind of gasket material you should make the gaskets to repair the leak from. More often than not injection pumps are sealed with o-rings or specifically shaped rubber gaskets that fit in grooves and allow the injection pump parts to fit closely to provide proper tolerances and clearance.
Look over the tractor and see if it has a model decal right on the hood or look around for a rectangular metal ID plate about 2 1/2 inches high and 4 plus inches long.
Try to narrow down the location of the leak and post a photo of it.

Or maybe a 255 tractor?

 

[Caryc]

I have been making my gaskets for years. Now with the price and availability of gaskets I’m glad I saved money. But of course some gaskets you have to buy. As an example I don’t buy thermostat gaskets or other simple gaskets. I buy gasket material in sheets or in a roll. Different thicknesses of course also.

Ask OLD , be brags about everything he has done in the navy. Lol !

Sorry, I did not realize that telling my story of making my own gaskets in the Navy was Bragging.

 

[Kevinwterry]

Sorry, but I don't think you should be into an injection pump and making gaskets for it.

What's wrong with him making a gasket vs a chinese shop making a gasket?

 

[rustred]

Sorry, I did not realize that telling my story of making my own gaskets in the Navy was Bragging.

I didn’t say that , I said old is always bragging what he did in the navy. I’m on your side.

 

[kentucky gardener]

Sorry, but I don't think you should be into an injection pump and making gaskets for it.

I meant my uncle was in it I’m just finding out what material he needs

 

[Jim.ME]

What's wrong with him making a gasket vs a chinese shop making a gasket?

He said: "I'm making one for a case IH 252 compact tractor has a bad gasket in the injection pump some where."

I don't think a thirteen-year-old, or anyone, making a gasket for the first time and asking what material to use, should be in an injection pump. I doubt he has any technical document of that pump to guide him. Saying it is in the pump "somewhere" indicates to me he doesn't know where it is much less what it is for a sealing material type. If the pump is leaking, I am guessing the engine runs currently and has the leak, I don't want to see him do something that could cost a lot more to repair.