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A gasket holder clip and method for using the clip to attach a gasket through holes in an underlying flange or the like to maintain alignment of the gasket holes and flange holes. The gasket holder clip is constructed of spring steel wire or other material of high degree of elasticity and rigidity and has a substantially V-shaped configuration with legs of the V-shaped structure having short outwardly turned arms. The clip is employed to hold a gasket having a plurality of holes against an underlying flange, as in an oil pan flange, having holes for registry with the gasket holes by inserting the clip with the legs pressed together through the bottom of the flange hole up and through the gasket hole and then releasing the pressure against the legs of the clip and drawing it down to engage the arms against the top surface of the gasket. The clip maintains the gasket against the flange by the bearing and biasing action of the legs of the clip against the interior walls of the flange hole. The flange with the gasket attached where used with an oil pan or the like is then applied against the motor or other body in which the flanges are to be connected it being understood that only a portion of the holes are provided with the gasket holder clips. The remaining gasket and flange holes are held in proper registry and bolts are passed therethrough to loosely secure the flange to the body to which it is to be connected. After such securement with several bolts the spring-like gasket holder clips are pressed together and removed and the remaining bolts are then passed through the flange and gasket and connected to the motor body or the like and tightened down.
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