Oil leak fixed

[toddm]

The gasket on the bottom of my air compressor has been leaking for awhile, I finally ordered a gasket for it and installed it this morning. All three belts were not in very good shape anymore, so I went ahead and ordered those also. Good thing I had my son to help me ( his hands are a lot smaller than mine) and he always is a lot more patient than me. A crows foot is mandatory for removing the compressor, it was not too bad of a job. I think it took about an hour and a half total.

 

[doghead]

Where did you buy the gasket? Do you have a part number? If you used any gasket sealant at all, I hope you were very careful NOT to get anything in that small oil hole. If that hole gets plugged, you'll have a compressor failure for sure.

 

[toddm]

I bought it from Memphis Equipment, I think it was around $7 plus shipping. I remember about the use of sealant though, thanks.

 

[AceHigh]

Nice spin ons! I thought these trucks were supposed to leak so you don't have to change oil, just top off!

 

[DieselBob]

Nice gasket, even idiot proof with the double holes.

 

[combat32]

Hey! those oil filters look just like mine, need to do this on my truck, thanks for the reminder.

 

[gimpyrobb]

HAHA! I just did this same thing to mine last weekend! I made my own gasket though. My truck even has the same injector line clamp dangling because there is no support on the single piston pump for it(just on the dual piston).

 

[Motorcar]

Sorry to revive an old post but I did mine the other day and had a couple of things to add for any future search on the subject.

Gasket was OEM and got it from Erik's, $4 plus shipping. It was very helpful to remove the three bolts on the upper radiator support bracket, and remove the bracket which gives more room to work on the belt pulley and compressor mounting studs/nuts. It is possible to loosen/tighten the two piece belt pulley without the special comp. wrench often seen. A LARGE pair of channel locks will work on the front pulley with a smaller pair holding the back. Loosen counter-clockwise...righty tighty, lefty loosey. I was also able to remove the comp. without a crows foot 11/16 but it would have been nice. This was also a great time to check the bolts on the mounting bracket to the side of the block while the comp. was off.

I found that the old gasket really hadn't failed as much as the sorry RTV sealant and poor job of install by the last mechanic that put in the rebuilt comp. some time back. The mounting nuts were not tight on the front side at all, just snug. A warranty sticker on the air compressor base by the manufacturer said to torque the nuts to 35-45 ft pounds or leaks may occur and void warranty. It all went together nicely after a clean up.

Hope this helps with the next fellow wondering about attempting the task.