55.2-59 Kick panel vent gasket

[popeyestruck]

I bought a set of gaskets online and I'm not really happy with them. The material is kind of cheap and I cant get them to fit real good. I'm thinking about grinding off the rivits that hold the 2 plates together and installing a solid piece of rubber then bolt it back together. Possible use a piece on inner tube. Anyone done something like this?

[Daze57]

popeyestruck

i used truck tire innertubes and just traced out from the plates --didnt drill out rivits
i just carefully pryed open the plates and fit the rubber in --wd -49 helps --then i carfuully hammered the plates closed .
truck inner tubes are in my opinion thicker and i find much better ,
hope this helps

[duramax55]

i just drilled out rivets and cut some felt i got from a craft shop then put back plates together with pop rivets

[mr48chev]

I'm with Daze57, I'd hit my buddy at the tire store for a Truck tube that they can't repair that has enough square inches of decent rubber left to make a gasket or three.

[popeyestruck]

Thanks . I'm going with some inner tube. The gaskets that I bought are a joke