Gasket, Base Filter – Rietschle VFT60, Part# 300186

This gasket (Part# 300186) sits between the filter base and the pump body . Its job is to create a tight seal .

Here is why that matters:

• Air comes into your pump through the inlet

• That air should pass through the filter element

• The filter traps dirt and dust

• Clean air goes into the pump

This gasket is made for one specific pump model :

• Rietschle VFT60

The VFT60 is a dry-running rotary vane vacuum pump. It is part of Rietschle’s VFT series. These pumps are oil-less, which means there is no oil to trap dirt. Clean air is even more important because there is nothing else to catch the dust.

On many pumps, the filter is a simple canister that screws on. Those use a rubber O-ring to seal.

The VFT60 is different. It has a separate filter base and a flat gasket. This design is common on industrial pumps where reliability matters.

The gasket goes between the base and the pump body. It is a static seal. It just sits there and gets squeezed. But if it gets old and hard, it stops sealing.