Best rocker gaskets i ever had was from Paul Weeding who had them in on a big club together deal can't remember the make mind ...they were way thicker than any i have bought recently ...i just use a smear of Hylomar on the rocker side only. I know you shouldn't have to but it stops mine leaking .
Nowt wrong with a bit of squishy sealant - Hylomar or Curil. It's the half-pound of silicone bath mastic some folk use that's wrong.
I’ve used Permatex aviation sealant. It dosnt dry ‘hard’, so to speak.( I think it’s more for gasketless joins).
why ? You can get some really nice billet ones that utilise a Viton O-Ring .. I’ve machined some for a turbo type 4 engine and they don’t leak or rely on a cork gasket
Hi Para. I see what you mean, but I had another look this morning, and I can’t seem to see any fouling of the covers lip, onto any edges. Shouldn’t the thickness of the gasket counter this?
It should but I once had a badly leaking one in the workshop where that was the problem so I thought I'd mention it - it was worth a look as you've tried everything else?
Yes, pretty much, apart from replacing with new covers, springs ad gaskets. I guess that will be the next thing to do. Deffo leaking from the bottom front corners.
So which way do you pull the springs off. Are you an up or a down man? I can get mine off either up or down but going back on they have to go up and I have known this to push the seals sideways so they leak. The remedy is to shake the cover about a bit so you know it's in place, then push the spring back up holding on as best as you can to the cover so it doesn't move. Oh and I have the VW symbol inside upside down but that's probably just a bit of mythology.
