Casey,
If you are going to make your own gasket, I have found this method to
yeild the best results. Take a sheet of gasket material and cut it 1/8 inch
wider than measured width of the rearend. Tape it to the rearend in two spot
so it will not shift, and using te flat side of a ball peen hammer gently tap
around the perimeter of the rear ends' gasket mating surface. Then using the
small end gently locate the bolt holes . The gasket material cuts on the
sharp cast edges very neatly, and given enough time the gasket looks perfect.
as you tap out each hole, you might put in a bolt or two to help in
maintaining placement. Actually, you might have the best luck cutting out a
rough inner perimeter before you hold the gasket up because the protrusion of
the gears may make the gasket humpy. I think any brand of gasket material is
as good as the next.
Good luck.
?Stan the Man
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