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Derby Cover Frisbee gasket or regular round gasket? Bought a gasket set from Dennis Kirk and after taking primary cover off I noticed I still had a frisbee style OEM Gasket installed. Question is any issue with just a regular gasket replacing this OEM Harley style? I have it all back together with what I ordered but curious what purpose that OEM style gasket serves?
OEM gasket is reusable and easy to install. Not sure what you got in the kit, but the old style O Ring was a PITA.
I got a normal gasket, not the O ring thing, looks like the frisbee style without he center section. Kinda curious why the center needs to be solid.
I got this. https://www.denniskirk.com/genuine-j...prd/264987.sku
The rubber o ring from HD works well, and if it was still working, I wouldn't have replaced it. I have not used that gasket you got. I like the rubber/silicon gasket. They have always been trouble free. The paper gaskets work by crushing, and when you open it again, you'll need to replace it.
I was trying to find that image before you posted it. They used the "frisbee" gasket so us old farts could read the instructions without using a magnifier.
The opposite side didn't have the sealing bead.
Anyhow, that's my old fart theory.
I was trying to find that image before you posted it. They used the "frisbee" gasket so us old farts could read the instructions without using a magnifier.
The opposite side didn't have the sealing bead.
Anyhow, that's my old fart theory.
I always assumed it was so that there was only one side that could potentially leak instead of two.
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