nortonmargie
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Apologies for the photo - its Not A Norton. I am using it as an illustration on how the 77 cent tool works. You start with a dowel (77 cents at hardware store) that will slide easily into the bolt holes for your gearbox cover or Mark III primary cover or whatever. Cut it into 2 1/2 or 3 inch pieces (I got 20 pieces out of my dowel) If the part that you want to bolt into is smaller in diameter than the cover holes, use a pencil sharpener to make the dowel fit.You can then push the dowels into the bolt holes with no damage to the threads, put the gasket over the dowels, and then push the cover onto the dowels and in place. The gasket will stay where it is supposed to go despite having to massage the cover (gearbox cover full of parts) onto shafts and such. Remove one dowel at a time and insert bolts.