Subject	It's a matter of technique. Gently with a fine-tooth file.
Posted by	zellamay on August 22, 2012 at 12:38 PM
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In Reply To	I just fear the file will remove parts of the flat surface posted by inf on August 22, 2012 at 12:06 PM
Message	You must keep the file flat on the surface as you use it. If you see marks on the surface on one side of the dent only, you are not keeping it flat. Remember, this is not an elbow-grease job, it's a finger-tip job. When you start to see that the file has removed all the protrusions, and is making marks smoothly across the good surface .... stop! Also, you can feel whether the file is sitting flat on the surface, and not on any protrusions. ..... It is possible to do it wrong, but the wire wheel method guarantees you will do it wrong. I can see from the picture that you have done some damage to the surface around the dent. .... And, to add to Gordo's comment, you can cut a file to the right size with a dremel tool.
Follow Ups	Scratched gasket surface on transmission front cover - inf 19:11:36 08/21/12 Not really sure on the issue - can you circle or highlight - jzack 20:27:50 08/21/12 um...ok, maybe it's not a scratch... - inf 21:44:33 08/21/12 Duh - didn't scroll over enough on the image, now I - jzack 20:33:49 08/22/12 It doesn't even go through, from outside to inside. - zellamay 23:49:14 08/21/12 the wire wheel actually smoothed it out a lot, but It... - inf 01:14:08 08/22/12 I'd still find a way to smooth out that surface. - zellamay 02:12:51 08/22/12 I'd really try to get a flat file up into that space. Even - Gordo 93TT Daytona 08:17:08 08/22/12 Yes. Hopefully, I'd have thought of that if I were on the - zellamay 11:20:00 08/22/12 I just fear the file will remove parts of the flat surface - inf 12:06:12 08/22/12 It's a matter of technique. Gently with a fine-tooth file. - zellamay 12:38:27 08/22/12 2nd. Use a light touch to take off the peaks. When you put - Gordo 93TT Daytona 14:06:01 08/22/12 The gasket doesn't go all the way to the bearing though - inf 01:17:05 08/22/12 I'm slow, I just got what you are saying here. Filing down - zellamay 08:40:01 08/23/12
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