Sprint GT Rocket Cover Gasket

Hi, I had the rocker cover off to do the cam chain. Yes, you do need sealent on the lobes, and I recommend putting the sealent in the lobe, attaching the gasket to the cover and presenting that way. Before you secure the cover in place, yes it is a bugger to get in, use a torch all the way round and inside the plug channels to make sure all are sat right. It pays to do it right the first time. I have an alarm fitted, so when i took off mine, i removed the alarm out of there from the frame. Didnt disconnect though! If you have an endocope camera, drop it down in around the tensioner, make sure it isnt too loose. Also, check the threads of the plug inserts. Like jack..... never taken taken mine back to a dealer, the chipped a piece of metal off my rocker cover, and i didnt find that until two years later.....

 

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To be honest, i had the dowels in the cover, as the gasket has a ring that the dowel goes through and should keep it in place. If you’re worried about it dropping out, a bit of grease in the hole first to create a little suction should do the trick. The sealent was just on the block, as you say, trying to get it in over the top without fowling everything is difficult. Getting it back in is difficult enough. If it is any help, i tended to dip the left front side in first, keeping the front lower than the back, pushing it right up against the loom and frame, then dropping the right side in, then the whole back edge. Easier to manage over the cams.