Paul H Posted January 16, 2020 Report Share Posted January 16, 2020 On offer this Sunday at Lidl / Draught Excluder for sealing the gear box cover https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/diy/parkside-rubber-draught-seal-roll/p28845 Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 2-pack! One black one white. Might go see what it's like; so long as it's water resistant. Their waterproof car covers aren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 Fine, as long as your cover, floor and balkhead are flat. Any irregularities, and you're better off with closed cell foam. In other words, old-fashioned draught excluder! JOhn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted January 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 To cover irregularities use the excluder on the cabin floor and on the base of the gearbox cover . I used the excluder using double width . The roll is intended to be split in 2 . I did need to glue as I hadn’t cleaned the area well enough and used Gorilla glue , the one activated with moisture Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 I used 12mm square closed cell foam with sticky surface on opposing sides. Didn't bother screwing cover to floor just old fashioned duck tape specially around the bulkhead. Stopped a lot of noise and engine pongs! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Paul H said: I did need to glue as I hadn’t cleaned the area well enough and used Gorilla glue , the one activated with moisture Paul Hope you never need to take it off again! The bulkhead is probably permanently fixed to the chassis now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Colin Lindsay said: Hope you never need to take it off again! The bulkhead is probably permanently fixed to the chassis now. Given the self-lubricating feature of the Triumph engine/chassis assembly, I doubt it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 The Lidl item states it is EPDM - which I believe is a closed cell foam product. Regards. Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted January 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Colin Lindsay said: Hope you never need to take it off again! The bulkhead is probably permanently fixed to the chassis now. The glue is used to secure the draught excluder to the gear box cover and to the cabin floor , The cover can then be secured and removed easily when required Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Paul H said: The glue is used to secure the draught excluder to the gear box cover and to the cabin floor , The cover can then be secured and removed easily when required Top tip. Thanks Paul. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unkel Kunkel Posted January 18, 2020 Report Share Posted January 18, 2020 As we all know, the standard seal really isn’t that good and rather expensive. -Need something that is thicker, yet compresses easily (so don’t need to resort to over- use of powerful sealants or adhesives)yet retains its resilience and isn’t affected by oil, petrol and reasonably tolerant of heat - and reasonably cheap. I have been looking at closed- cell matting -the sort sold by Machine Mart and B &Q as “anti-fatigue” floor matting. I have some samples immersed in oil and petrol for 3 months show which show no signs at all of deterioration. It looks promising so far and a “tile” certainly produces a lot of gasket material Just an idea and I have yet to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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