Re: TrevorK's 1955 Packard Patrician

Posted by HH56 On 2019/3/15 17:21:11

None other than Steele that I am aware of unless Kanter has repro'd them from his rubber source which he said a few years ago on some other items was not Steele. Max resells Steele but you might be able to get it a bit cheaper from them as they had (and hopefully still have) some sort of arrangement of a few percent off if you buy rubber thru Max.

The problem with generic is that the 55-6 gaskets have another slot for capturing the flange that holds the stainless trim which the generics won't have. The flange slot is probably the most aggravating part of Steele's gasket because their rubber appears to be a bit softer than the factory gasket and the slots are not quite as firm in holding the trim. Frequent complaint is when you are working on getting one piece in, the slot with apparently softer rubber lets another piece that you had already positioned pop out.