To seal rear end: use gasket? RTV/gasket maker? Or both??
09-04-2003, 12:00 PM
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To seal rear end: use gasket? RTV/gasket maker? Or both?? I have only th gasket now and its leaking.
So i am thinking about getting a new gasket and using the blue gasket maker stuff. Someone told me to use just the gastetmaker and ditch the stock gasket. Does that sound right? This is for a 3.42 10bolt.
So i am thinking about getting a new gasket and using the blue gasket maker stuff. Someone told me to use just the gastetmaker and ditch the stock gasket. Does that sound right? This is for a 3.42 10bolt.
09-04-2003, 01:07 PM
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Re: To seal rear end: use gasket? RTV/gasket maker? Or both?? I use black RTV, just a thin layer and install the rear cover (actually we did one last night on an LT1 car), it saves the cost of the gasket and if applied properly (to a clean surface), they never leak).
Just my thoughts....
Just my thoughts....
09-04-2003, 01:16 PM
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Re: To seal rear end: use gasket? RTV/gasket maker? Or both?? I'm still on my original gasket and my axles been apart about 5 times in 45k miles. RTV will work fine though.
09-04-2003, 04:00 PM
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Re: To seal rear end: use gasket? RTV/gasket maker? Or both?? I usually use both. Extra security, but when I changed the oil in the rear end right after I got my car, there wasn't any RTV or a gasket. It was bare metal to bare metal. No leaking though for some reason.
