Daniel5691

Hi !
I need to make a gasket for my brake power booster (they are NLA).
Any hints or tips would be very much appreciated.
THANKS ! ! !

Mrmerlin

cut a manila folder that will work fine

Daniel5691

Thanks, Stan !

hacker-pschorr

Before you became a 928 collector, were you the head of PhotoShop for the Iranian Missile Program?


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GlenL

I'm unclear on what you're talking about.

A FLAPS will have an assortment of gasket materials.

"Manila folder?" For realsies?

Daniel5691

heh hehhhh... I did send them a proposal....

ltoolio

Best I can tell, Part 21, Hexagon Nut, P/N 900-034-003-02 is still available as a Genuine Porsche part, at about $2.00 per.

That's what you were pointing to, right?

The Forgotten On

I bought one like 1 year ago. Is it really NLA now?

ltoolio

Pelican and other sources show it as such.

The Forgotten On

Wow, it really is. That's unfortunate considering it is such a normal part. I guess it followed the 78-84 coil covers as well in becoming NLA. Oh well...

Daniel5691

Aww.... to heck with it.
I'll just leave the brake booster out.

hacker-pschorr

A part needs to go NLA in the system before Porsche Classic can reintroduce the part at 10x's the original price.

Dave928S

I've cut literally hundreds of gaskets from manilla folder. It's almost as useful as duct tape .... and I'll bet MacGyver used it.

GlenL

I'm having a hard time visualizing this. If only...

dr bob

The purpose of that gasket is to keep engine bay fumes and fluids out of the cabin. Almost any thin gasket material will do. The manila folder is a great idea, unless you plan to have water in the region. It's probably still OK. Still, most POLAPS (plain old local auto parts stores) carry rolls of gasket material in different materials and thicknesses. Virtually all are suitable for the zero-pressure water-exclusion duty. Just get something thin and easy to cut. Use a paper cutter for clean edges, and a proper gasket punch to do the holes.