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Discussion in '308/328' started by LE06, Oct 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM.

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  1. LE06

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    #1 LE06, Oct 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
    The 47 year old paper gaskets are good and stuck to the spacers. The spacers are in good shape so I don't want to damage them removing the paper. I am thinking grinder? No just kidding. I have removed one but it was slow going. Does any good way of softening them up to make it a little less tedious?
     
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    #2 LE06, Oct 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
    Well just my luck. I just found who ever put my rebuild kits together put 7 gaskets in the kit. luckily I have 4 green superformance gaskets.

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    #3 Martin308GTB, Oct 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
    The paper gaskets are not stuck to the isolators / spacers. They are glued on from new.
    Never tried to remove them.

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    #4 LE06, Oct 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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    That is great. I have removed them from Fiats I did not know Ferrari glued them on, I don’t trust 47 year old paper. I’ll just order new spacers.
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    #5 Martin308GTB, Oct 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
    Why not actually grinding the paper off? I would glue coarse sandpaper on a thick flat glassplate to grind the isolators while maintaining evenness.

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    #6 LE06, Oct 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
    Yea good idea, restoring my old Indian that was one way to get the glaze off the clutch plates. It’s worth the try.
     
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    #7 Martin308GTB, Oct 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
    I even restored evenness of my DCNF's base flanges this way, which were distorted and the isolators / spacers cracked because some gorilla had tightened the nuts some time in the past. I had no choice other than buying four new isolators. I believe they are around $30.00/each or even more, nowadays.
    I recycled the old ones and made some protective covers for using, when the carbs are removed.

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    #8 LE06, Oct 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
    They are not much, 50 each now, that is not bad. Even though they are in good shape I want the car perfect. I should have ordered them to start with.
     

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