Cork or gasket paper ?

Hi Kris,
any I worked on at The Dealer had the usual quality Caterpillar type gasket material.
Cheers,
Eddie B.

Hey Eddie ,

Thanks for your response , the reason I'm curious is; if I need to use a thick gasket
like cork , or a heavy "paper type " gasket material to maintain proper clearance
( end play ) between the idler and drive gears , or does it even matter ?
This is going to be my first time to reassemble my #24 front ccu . Its been apart
for about 3 years so I'm a little fuzzy on it . I have the servicemen's reference book
which will help a lot . Anyway thanks again , Kris

Hi Kris,
the correct hard type gasket material ( not cork as it is squishy) is needed to get the proper clamping forces to hold the cases rigidly in position.
From memory the main drum/gear hub bearings are shim adjusted so the gasket thickness is not super critical for this area.
Cannot recall what if any adjustment is provided for the input shaft ball bearings, BUT, gasket thickneses would affect bearing end float for these ball races--ensure the ball races have no pre-load.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Eddie B.

Hi Kris,
the correct hard type gasket material ( not cork as it is squishy) is needed to get the proper clamping forces to hold the cases rigidly in position.
From memory the main drum/gear hub bearings are shim adjusted so the gasket thickness is not super critical for this area.
Cannot recall what if any adjustment is provided for the input shaft ball bearings, BUT, gasket thickneses would affect bearing end float for these ball races--ensure the ball races have no pre-load.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Eddie B.

That 4F0898 gasket only costs $14.59 at the Cat. Dealer here in Oz, so assume it will be around $10 in the USA, buy it then you know you have the exact one required.
Regards
Mike