[Vwdiesel] valve cover gasket

[mikitka]

I have done it on my 91 Jetta TD.  Easy as pie, oh wait that was some one
elses line, :) Not hard and double nuting makes it easy to get off or if you
don't care about the threads then just lock the vise grips on and remove. I
used the double nut to tighten install the new studs to get that extra snug
fit in the head.
Nick
 
Nothing.  The old studs are wide at the base, and the new ones
are not. You can extract tem with 2 10mm nuts (as I did) to save them
for some other project.  Or you can use a vicegrip pliers and get 
them out.  I put the new ones in with a vicegrip locked on the non
threaded part, so I could get them torqued in so that they wouldn't
walk out.  It's a nothing job.  Check the other post for availability.
When I first got mine, I think I paid about $30.  The price has obviously
gone down.  And it's at a price where it is only 2X a cork gasket.

Do it.

Val


> 
> So what is involved in getting the old studs out and the new ones in?
> 
> -Bryan
> 
> On Mon, Jan 08, 2007 at 08:49:07AM -0700, Chuck Carnohan wrote:
> > About the one-piece valve cover gasket. It is available as a "kit" from
> > www.stopshopanddrive.com for about $15.00. It includes the rubber gasket
> > and the shoulderless studs required for this upgrade. I have had good
> > luck with these gaskets as one piece provides obvious benefits. When
> > installing the new studs I recommend using some threadlock. In addition
> > this lash-up has brass grommets in the gasket and allows for a good snug
> > fit when the nuts are tightened down. As with all VW valve cover
> > gaskets, you do need to retighten the nuts periodically to prevent the
> > ubiquitous oil ooze. 
> > 
> > 
>> Chuck Carnohan