i did put some pics on your not necessary "debate".

[Bogdan Swider]

Anyone willing to share strategies on speeding up gasket removal ? The cover gasket – on the right, clutch, side – has lived there for 71k miles. Been using a single edge razor, a chisel, brass brush and dental tools. Also applies some brake parts cleaner with a toothbrush. So far a painfully slow process. Any advice appreciated. Bogdan

[k650]

Gasket Removal ? First choice would be a wire wheel.  Bench mounted for the cover or a 3 to 4 inch cup in a hand drill for the case or cover.  Also a sharp chisel edged gasket scraper but be careful not to gouge the aluminum.  If it is really stubborn even with a wire wheel then the Permatex gasket remover also known as acid in a can will soften it up for easy removal as well as remove paint skin destroy clothes and just about anything else it comes in contact with except metal.

 

Walt

 

 

 

 

[b]From:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] [b]On Behalf Of [/b]Bogdan Swider [b]Sent:[/b] Monday, March 08, 2010 12:56 PM [b]To:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_KLR650] Gasket Removal ?

 

Anyone willing to share strategies on speeding up gasket removal ? The cover gasket – on the right, clutch, side – has lived there for 71k miles. Been using a single edge razor, a chisel, brass brush and dental tools. Also applies some brake parts cleaner with a toothbrush. So far a painfully slow process. Any advice appreciated. Bogdan

[Jeff Khoury]

#ygrps-yiv-941388065 p {margin:0;}I don't know if it would work in this instance, but I don't think I've found anything that K&W carb cleaner won't take off.  Be careful though, it burns the skin somethin' fierce.  WAY better than gumout, etc. -Jeff Khoury

----- Original Message ----- From: "k650" To: "Bogdan Swider" , "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, March 8, 2010 10:22:25 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: RE: [DSN_KLR650] Gasket Removal ?   First choice would be a wire wheel.  Bench mounted for the cover or a 3 to 4 inch cup in a hand drill for the case or cover.  Also a sharp chisel edged gasket scraper but be careful not to gouge the aluminum.  If it is really stubborn even with a wire wheel then the Permatex gasket remover also known as acid in a can will soften it up for easy removal as well as remove paint skin destroy clothes and just about anything else it comes in contact with except metal.

 

Walt

 

 

 

 

[b]From:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] [b]On Behalf Of [/b]Bogdan Swider [b]Sent:[/b] Monday, March 08, 2010 12:56 PM [b]To:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_KLR650] Gasket Removal ?

 

Anyone willing to share strategies on speeding up gasket removal ? The cover gasket on the right, clutch, side has lived there for 71k miles. Been using a single edge razor, a chisel, brass brush and dental tools. Also applies some brake parts cleaner with a toothbrush. So far a painfully slow process. Any advice appreciated. Bogdan

[Michael Martin]

Bogdan, I've heard good things about Permatex gasket remover. http://www.pdfdownload.org/pdf2html/vie ... F%2F rel="nofollow">www.getmsds.co.il%2F80646t.pdf> Mike Martin, Louisville, KY [b]From:[/b] Bogdan Swider [b][/b] Anyone willing to share strategies on speeding up gasket removal ?

[Jeff Saline]

Gasket Removal ? #ygrps-yiv-1099135542 .ygrps-yiv-1099135542ygrp-photo-title { CLEAR:both;FONT-SIZE:smaller;OVERFLOW:hidden;WIDTH:75px;HEIGHT:15px;TEXT-ALIGN:center;} #ygrps-yiv-1099135542 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1099135542ygrp-photo { BORDER-RIGHT:black 1px solid;BACKGROUND-POSITION:center 50%;BORDER-TOP:black 1px solid;BORDER-LEFT:black 1px solid;WIDTH:62px;BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1px solid;BACKGROUND-REPEAT:no-repeat;HEIGHT:62px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:white;} #ygrps-yiv-1099135542 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1099135542photo-title A { TEXT-DECORATION:none;} #ygrps-yiv-1099135542 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1099135542photo-title A:active { TEXT-DECORATION:none;} #ygrps-yiv-1099135542 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1099135542photo-title A:hover { TEXT-DECORATION:none;} #ygrps-yiv-1099135542 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1099135542photo-title A:visited { TEXT-DECORATION:none;} #ygrps-yiv-1099135542 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1099135542attach-table DIV.ygrps-yiv-1099135542attach-row { CLEAR:both;} #ygrps-yiv-1099135542 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1099135542attach-table DIV.ygrps-yiv-1099135542attach-row DIV { FLOAT:left;} #ygrps-yiv-1099135542 P { CLEAR:both;PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:3px;OVERFLOW:hidden;PADDING-TOP:15px;} #ygrps-yiv-1099135542 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1099135542ygrp-file { WIDTH:30px;} #ygrps-yiv-1099135542 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1099135542attach-table DIV.ygrps-yiv-1099135542attach-row DIV DIV A { TEXT-DECORATION:none;} #ygrps-yiv-1099135542 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1099135542attach-table DIV.ygrps-yiv-1099135542attach-row DIV DIV SPAN { FONT-WEIGHT:normal;} #ygrps-yiv-1099135542 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1099135542ygrp-file-title { FONT-WEIGHT:bold;} Bogdan,   It might be worth stopping at the local  NAPA, auto body supply shop or machine shop supply shop and asking about Scotch-Brite surface conditioning discs or hand pads.  You can get them in a variety of grades which are great for finishing, cleaning and light deburring.   If you get (Roloc) discs you can use them in a die grinder for faster action.   I like purple (medium) for gasket removal.   Be careful if using the hand pads as you can easily slice a hand/finger on a sharp case edge.   These discs in a die grinder also work well for cleaning wheel rims prior to tire mounting.   Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412  South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT <><><><><> <><><><><> On Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:55:36 -0700 Bogdan Swider writes:   Anyone willing to share strategies on speeding up gasket removal ? The cover gasket on the right, clutch, side has lived there for 71k miles. Been using a single edge razor, a chisel, brass brush and dental tools. Also applies some brake parts cleaner with a toothbrush. So far a painfully slow process. Any advice appreciated.   Bogdan . ____________________________________________________________ Diet Help Cheap Diet Help Tips. Click here.

[mark ward]

[Thomas Komjathy]

Put some Goo-Gone, or something like it on a rag and work it in. Then take an old plastic room key from the hotel no one knows about and scrap the surfaces off. The card can be resharpened by scrapping the edge clean with a razor blade or sharp knife. Git in thar in git it dun!! TK [b]From:[/b] Bogdan Swider [b]To:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Mon, March 8, 2010 12:55:36 PM [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_KLR650] Gasket Removal ?   Anyone willing to share strategies on speeding up gasket removal ? The cover gasket on the right, clutch, side has lived there for 71k miles. Been using a single edge razor, a chisel, brass brush and dental tools. Also applies some brake parts cleaner with a toothbrush. So far a painfully slow process. Any advice appreciated. Bogdan

[Jud]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Bogdan Swider wrote:

> > > > > Anyone willing to share strategies on speeding up gasket removal ? The cover > gasket on the right, clutch, side has lived there for 71k miles. Been > using a single edge razor, a chisel, brass brush and dental tools. Also > applies some brake parts cleaner with a toothbrush. So far a painfully slow > process. Any advice appreciated. > > Bogdan >

For the really stubborn ones, I use Permatex gasket remover and a blade of some kind. Razor blade, penknife, putty knife, gasket scraper. I don't like what a wire wheel will do to an alloy surface, but I suppose there wire wheels and then there are wire wheels. Bead blasting might be quick; I don't have the equipment at hand. Sometimes a popsicle stick will work, if the nasty chemicals have done their work well. Sometimes it goes quickly, sometimes not. Think of it as a meditation.

[sergio de oliveira]

Enjoy kids:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpoRN7Yux8s .   Sergio A14.