Topic: “Nine Hole” Clutch Cover Gasket?

[BenelliSEI]

Making lists and ordering bits I need for my current project (1969 cb750). Will check next shop day, but does anyone know if the regular clutch cover gasket works under an early “9 hole” clutch cover?

[Don R]

 It does work, it is a little thin after you trim where the tenth bolt goes, I think I made one. The missing bolt area is a good spot for a dab of forma-gasket or some other gasket maker.
  I noticed that some gasket sets contain both gaskets for the pan. There may be spares floating around in guys "left over" gasket stashes. The non-sandcast/diecast head gasket also sticks out where the front center bolt goes on 23,000 and newer engines.
  I'm always amused by the ebay sellers that try to pass a standard oil pan off as a sandcast one. That's as easy to spot as an incorrect clutch cover. I have been known to make a 9-bolt clutch cover from an early 10 bolt one. That really winds up some of the SOOC club members. 

[BenelliSEI]

Don.... I saw your cover, looked great! I have a box full of ancient gasket sets, will be interesting to see what I find in there......

[Don R]

Don.... I saw your cover, looked great! I have a box full of ancient gasket sets, will be interesting to see what I find in there......

I sold that sandcast engine too cheap to a rich guy and now I see a correct frame for sale for too much on ebay.

[BenelliSEI]

Don.... a few years ago a local engineering student made me some sump gaskets for the Benelli. I sent him a tracing, with ONE critical dimension. I think it was two stud hole centres in opposite corners. He ran it through a scanner, applied the single dimension, and started producing gaskets (of various thicknesses)! Way smarter than me. I’ll find him again and see if he can make “nine hole gaskets”. Want some?

[Don R]

 I think I'm good on gaskets, but thanks for asking. I bought one on ebay and made a pattern before I used it. I think my sump gasket was a ball peen cutout job. Then I made a pattern off of that.