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Hello Everyone. While reading the post about weather sealing and wet rugs i remembered that I noticed that Moss is not supplying the seal kit for the Gearbox Cover. Does anyone know of a source for the seals. This would be for my BJ7. I'm still trying to keep it on the road for another Summer. I had to pull up the interior and trans cover because my emergency brake cable broke and in the process I discovered that the bracket which holds the e-brake handle was partically broken free of the frame. Needed to get in there to weld it alittle. By the time I get around to restoring this car I'll have already accomplished a rather comprehensive rolling redo. It's kind of fun not having to worry if someone is going to nick the paint. Anyway, thanks if anyone knows a source for the seal.
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Not sure what seal you are referring to. If it is the Moss item # 38, I think it is included in the 021-053 gasket set. Rolling redos are fun, even with good paint.
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Hello Vette, I have not been able to source those seals. What I did was to obtain some neoprene rubber and using 3M thermoset adhesive made my own . took lots of clothes pins to hold the shape until everything dried.---FWIW---Keoke
 
Obe Wan, The seal I'm referring to is the seal around the perimeter of the transmision tunnel inside the car. I think Keoke has it right in that I was planning the same sort of "fix". But having discovered that I needed this at the last minute and noticing that my floor and flanges are not quite true at the moment I devised another solution for now.. I ran a thick bead of 100% silicone caulk around the perimeter let it skin over a few minutes and then placed the tunnel where it belonged. smoothed the joint with my finger and let it cure. It looks like you would do body chaulk on typical seams of the body. I've been making continuous emergent repairs all winter, and I forgot to do one, that is that I need a front u-joint. I will have to pull up the tunnel again. So we'll see how cleanly this silicone chaulk comes away from everything. You know how it is, three steps forward, three steps back. But I do want the proper seal for when the time comes.
Dave
 
Yeah Vette, let us know how that method worked out and what product you used, its a lot easier than the hours it took me to make those seals.---Keoke /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/driving.gif
 
Hi Guys,
Please excuse my density. I was thinking gear box top cover instead of transmission cover seal. I think that BCS in Stockton has the seals as part # BCS 111 for center shift. You could call them at 1-209-948-8767. Also SC Parts Group, UK lists them as SC248, Transmission Tunnel Sealing Rubbers for center shift. Likely the same part that BCS is selling.
Sorry,
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Hello Dave, I was trying to be proper you know, using all the proper nomenclature for a LBC. But of course if I had just used plain English and said the TRANSMISSION TUNNEL we wouldn't have had as much fun. Thanks for the source info. Moss has it listed on page 140, item #37, but they don't supply it. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
 
Keoke, I think the 100% silicone will work out rather well. I haven't taken it apart yet because I'm still waiting for the u-joints. But, you must give it time to set up before you reinstall the carpet, etc or you will have a mess. My mating surfaces are pretty wide at some points so I cut the chaulk tube to provide about 1/2inch width of chaulk. I misstated exactly what I did before, actually I put the tunnel in place and fastened with its fasteners. This of course after cleaning it well. then I ran a bead of chaulk all around and if the gap was excessive I didn't try to fill is all at one pass. After filling the gap i smoothed it with a body putty application spatula. It became very smooth and filled well. I let it set overnight and it appears as a 1/2 inch rubber seam that is firm and tight. I used the best quality 100% silicone rubber that I could buy at the hardware store and It specically states on the tube that "it will not shrink". Some of the lesser quality products state "very little shrinking". So use the best.
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