Originally Posted by
mdwyer
I opened mine up, and so thoroughly screwed up the gasket, that I was never able to get it put back together again. I suggest buying the (stupidly overpriced) new one, then trying to repair the old one to keep around as a backup.
The gasket can be pretty brittle. Ya, I guess it's worth noting, heh. Mine was toast because I guess winter salts ate it like cake. IIRC, I never found any options to buying JUST the gasket so I believe I just doctored it up as well as I could and re-used it. What's the worse that could happen.... it happens again? 
I used a carb cleaner on the guts and used a servo grease before closing up. It's really pretty simple so no need to feel too overwhelmed. I think there is another thread on here that even talks about How To, but I am at work and cant do the grunt work for ya. 
Gary Noonan
'01 S/C VX / '18 Forester XT
Super VXer
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