RB26 Timing Belt Cover and Valley Gaskets

[itsforandres]

hello! i just pulled the valve covers, valley cover, and timing belt cover off.  i am going to get them painted, as well as install a mines triple baffle plate. i noticed that the valley cover and timing belt covers have a rubber gasket attached to them, but i do not see part numbers for any of those, nor have i found any results for people replacing these. i am assuming you have to remove them when you get them powder coated. the valley cover gasket isn't even properly attached, so that needs to get replaced anyway.

 

please let me know what the usual manner of doing this is, because i am stumped.

 

[Duncan]

seals were removed and not replaced on mine before power coating, no real issue since they don't exactly seal 100% in any case.

also, keep in mind plastic parts can't be powder coated because melt and some timing belt covers (R34?) were plastic.

[BK]

The seal is more of a vibration prevention surface, as its just a factory applied black rtv.

[itsforandres]

On 8/18/2021 at 6:24 PM, Duncan said:

also, keep in mind plastic parts can't be powder coated because melt and some timing belt covers (R34?) were plastic.

thanks, mine are aluminum.

On 8/18/2021 at 6:41 PM, BK said:

The seal is more of a vibration prevention surface, as its just a factory applied black rtv.

i was advised to carefully remove mine and re-use it, but i am not really sure how i would re-use a seal like this. i think i will just go with a fresh bead of rtv. thanks for the help!