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Since my shaker scoop seal was starting to get old and crack and the seal started to separate from the scoop, I decided to replace this as well. I took the scoop inside and removed the old seal from around the scoop. Once the old seal was off, I removed any remaining gasket material from the shaker. You have to be more careful with this since it is a painted surface and not just metal like the rear gear pan or the transmission oil pan. I used a damp rag and some goo-gone to remove any of the old adhesive.

I purchased a shaker seal kit from Year One which came with a new seal and also with a template. Once the old adhesive was removed from the shaker, I cut out the template from the kit and taped it to the shaker to prepare to drill the holes for the new gasket. Since the old seal was only stuck on with some adhesive, I had to drill some holes to accommodate the new seal which had plastic push pins surrounding the seal. This template lays out quite nicely for drilling the holes. Since the kit told me to use a .190 inch diameter drill bit and I don't live in a Metric world, I used a 3/16 drill bit to do the job. This went fairly smoothly, but you do have to be careful as not to chip any of the surface when drilling the holes.

Once the holes were drilled, I removed the template and made sure all of the holes lined up correctly. I then applied a small amount of adhesive to the underside of the seal and put it in place pushing the pins in the new holes and making sure I had a tight seal all the way around the shaker scoop. I let this dry in the house overnight and the next day it was ready to go back on the car. Total time about 1 hour.