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Engine Silencer
Hi Slogger!
Yes I designed a mod that works very well. You get a second cover press a peace of tire tread into it after squeezing some RTV silicone all around the inside edge. The excess RTV will ooze out so don't worry about putting too much in the cover. Then you clamp a thin sheet of steel over that between two peaces of wood. You let it sit over night. Then you grind the steel to match the cover. You have to grind it towards the cover so you don't bend or kink it. The steel plate is installed to prevent any possibility of your clutch being contaminated by the rubber or RTV. Then drill the steel to match the holes on the first cover. I used an old steel belted radial tire for the tread and a peace of an old VCR cover for my steel plate. The first cover I removed the entire center to within 1/2 inch of the outside then sandwiched the two together. Then just bolt it to the engine with longer screws or hex socket head bolts. It's hard to notice the mod, but there are 2 clutch covers now. Here's a picture.
http://i.imgur.com/0dbjXzK.jpg
Where to get the longer screws? Your local hardware or ebay. I purchased lots so I could do it to my backup engine as well. Here's a link to one of the sellers I use. Measure before buying so you order the right size bolts. They carry many different sizes and lengths.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/25-Metric-T...509?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27e9f51c95
Dave
AssembleThis
Hi Slogger!
Yes I designed a mod that works very well. You get a second cover press a peace of tire tread into it after squeezing some RTV silicone all around the inside edge. The excess RTV will ooze out so don't worry about putting too much in the cover. Then you clamp a thin sheet of steel over that between two peaces of wood. You let it sit over night. Then you grind the steel to match the cover. You have to grind it towards the cover so you don't bend or kink it. The steel plate is installed to prevent any possibility of your clutch being contaminated by the rubber or RTV. Then drill the steel to match the holes on the first cover. I used an old steel belted radial tire for the tread and a peace of an old VCR cover for my steel plate. The first cover I removed the entire center to within 1/2 inch of the outside then sandwiched the two together. Then just bolt it to the engine with longer screws or hex socket head bolts. It's hard to notice the mod, but there are 2 clutch covers now. Here's a picture.
http://i.imgur.com/0dbjXzK.jpg
Where to get the longer screws? Your local hardware or ebay. I purchased lots so I could do it to my backup engine as well. Here's a link to one of the sellers I use. Measure before buying so you order the right size bolts. They carry many different sizes and lengths.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/25-Metric-T...509?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27e9f51c95
Dave
AssembleThis
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