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Offline Ozgracee

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Part number or where to buy gasket for instrument cluster
« on: May 28, 2017, 01:21:52 AM »
Whilst trying to fix my speedo, I took off the back cover of my instrument cluster and the gasket/orang is no good (old, cracked, hard).
Can anyone offer help as to where I might get a replacement one?
I've searched quite a bit on google and cannot find anywhere.
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Offline rbm

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Re: Part number or where to buy gasket for instrument cluster
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2017, 07:20:48 AM »
The gasket is no longer available from BMW (P/N 62111459232).  You might be able to make one up using watchmaker lathe transmission belting.  Check Ebay item # 281732790200 for an idea of what I'm talking about.
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Re: Part number or where to buy gasket for instrument cluster
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2017, 08:08:15 AM »
What you need is o-ring cord.  Measure the diameter of the old gasket and get a couple feet of that size cord in a low durometer cord.  I doubt the material is as important as getting the softest material possible.  There shouldn't be any oil up there to damage EPDM.
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Offline wally.fisher

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Re: Part number or where to buy gasket for instrument cluster
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2017, 01:32:02 AM »
What you need is o-ring cord.  Measure the diameter of the old gasket and get a couple feet of that size cord in a low durometer cord.  I doubt the material is as important as getting the softest material possible.  There shouldn't be any oil up there to damage EPDM.

See Your local bearing supplier, they normally have o ring cord, methinks I used 2 mm dia cord.


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Offline Ozgracee

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Re: Part number or where to buy gasket for instrument cluster
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2017, 04:06:31 AM »
Thanks. Will give it a try.


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Re: Part number or where to buy gasket for instrument cluster
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2017, 04:45:42 AM »
Thanks. Will give it a try.


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Offline wmax351

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Re: Part number or where to buy gasket for instrument cluster
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2017, 09:15:41 AM »
Mcmaster.com will have the oring cord (and basically anything else you could imagine). It's amazon.com for engineers.




Or amazon has it.
https://www.amazon.com/Buna-N-O-Ring-Durometer-Thickness-25/dp/B00QVB6K6U/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1497186900&sr=8-3&keywords=oring+cord
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Offline Inge K.

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Re: Part number or where to buy gasket for instrument cluster
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2017, 10:44:10 AM »
The OEM gasket is 3 mm and made of extruded EPDM.
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