Overview – SEALING GASKET (FRONT GEAR COMPARTMENT COVER SEALING GASKET) C4960053 Series
The Cummins SEALING GASKET (FRONT GEAR COMPARTMENT COVER SEALING GASKET) C4960053 is part of a proven family of components used across Cummins front gear case and timing cover sealing, and several interchangeable part numbers share the same fitment.
Parts Characteristics
A front gear cover sealing gasket that closes the timing and gear case at the front of the engine. It holds oil inside the gear train and keeps dirt out, and its flatness and seal decide whether the front of the engine weeps.
Applicable Models & Applications
Fitted to Cummins front gear-cover arrangements of this specification. Match the gasket profile and bolt pattern against your cover or the parts book – front gear gaskets vary with the timing case.
Maintenance & Replacement
Replace the gasket whenever the front cover is removed; a used gasket never reseals. A weeping front gear cover is the most common oil leak at the front of the engine and the easiest to prevent.
Prepare both sealing faces before fitting – clean, dry, free of old gasket. Material left in the cover grooves is the usual reason a fresh gasket still leaks.
Torque the cover bolts evenly in sequence. A cover pulled up on one side distorts the flange and the new gasket cannot seat, so it weeps under pressure.
Keep the common front gear gaskets for your engine on hand. They are cheap, easily damaged in removal and exactly the part missing when a cover needs to go back on today.
Price Reference (USD)
The SEALING GASKET (FRONT GEAR COMPARTMENT COVER SEALING GASKET) C4960053 generally falls in the USD 10-40 bracket, with expedited freight quoted separately.
Value & Service
We supply brand-new front gear cover sealing gaskets with the profile confirmed against your Cummins engine, so the front stays dry.
This SEALING GASKET (FRONT GEAR COMPARTMENT COVER SEALING GASKET) is supplied alongside the following series references: C4974921. Any of these can be quoted on request.
From quote to delivery, Racer Machinery treats the Cummins SEALING GASKET (FRONT GEAR COMPARTMENT COVER SEALING GASKET) C4960053 like a critical component, because on a job site it is.
