Make silicon seals / washers for your bait pump

[Paul]

Upon buying your first bait pump, remove the wing nut from the end of the spindle, remove the locking washer, and the flaired washer. Remove 6 rubber round things that are strangely intended to seal the pump, and place in bin just outside tackle shop.



Next, you need some tubing the same diameter as your bait pump.

Like this...


Take a hack saw or similar and cut off approx 1/2inch - 3/4inch of the tubing.

Fill this with your chosen silicon, then smooth off the ends on a piece of cardboard


Leave for around a week to properly go off then remove from the "mould"


I usually do a few at a time


Shove a screwdriver through the middle of it, and put it in the pump where those nasty black things were

Bit of washing up liquid in the top of the pump, and away you go!!!




Will any old silicon sealant do????

Well thats a very good question, not all sealants are equal. You need to look for one that once set is still very flexible. I have tried various sealants and some are too hard, and don't seal as well....

I have just tried some bathroom sealant and they look pretty good.

Best advice, go to a pound shop and buy a tube of each of their sealants and try them out..... then let me know which one works best

In any event, even a hard silicon will be better than the seals supplied!!

[fyshermen1001]

cracking post paul but just to add, a lot of people are using this stuff now ............

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source ... Tw&cad=rja

you only need a very small amount and its hard wearing {had 1 piece in 2yrs }

if you get a few of you to order together will work out quite cheap

[Paul]

I personally find that stuff too hard.... however i was told that you can soften it up by making an arbor for it and running it in a drill against something hard.....

[fyshermen1001]

I personally find that stuff too hard.... however i was told that you can soften it up by making an arbor for it and running it in a drill against something hard.....

i find if you cut it to a piece about quarter of an inch and as you say run it against a wall just to take a bit off then it works better than the normal silicone and no mess no waiting 2 to 3 weeks to set and you use a lot less than normal silicone you just have to be careful not to take to much off in the process and it softens with the heat from the friction of the pull ..............



like i said i was first given a piece about 3 year back and havent used anything else since .............

have gone through 1 pump in the same period ..............took the piece of silicon out of the broken pump and gave it to the fella i was showin how to use the pump was still like new

[kyle]

Was this standard outflow pipe?
32mm? As I can't find 30mm anywere Xx

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[tommytli]

this guy shows how to make some aswell
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nSwmm7keP4[/youtube]

[kyle]

this guy shows how to make some aswell
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nSwmm7keP4[/youtube]

I cani see the link pal

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[tommytli]

its a vid mate it shouldjustshowthe vid in the post.
but heres the direct link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nSwmm7keP4

[wild321]

Hi all I've just bought a pump and thought about making a washer ,any thoughts on just using a rig winder cut it in the middle so the winders still good to use and the holes already there for the plunger. Too easy that............any one tried it out for pumping?

[Pugsie]

Hi all I've just bought a pump and thought about making a washer ,any thoughts on just using a rig winder cut it in the middle so the winders still good to use and the holes already there for the plunger. Too easy that............any one tried it out for pumping?

Think a few lads on here use them as washers for there pumps and there pretty decent by sounds of it.