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January 16, 2023 at 2:50 pm
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A “soft joint” is the enemy of a properly torqued joint. A gasket material that will compress and take a set over time (like rubber) can lead to a loose joint as the bolts lose clamp load. My thoughts would be to use a good quality gasket paper based material that you can buy in sheets and make your own. Some of it is pretty thick yet still difficult to compress. Im still a rookie on these old outboards so “grain of salt and all that”. However, I have a lot of experience with torqued joints and gaskets in general. Good luck.