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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 03:44 PM
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Just got my new 9 inch under the car and the hogs head has sealed where the gasket meets it and the housing. However, I have a slow leak at the bottom stud of the hogs head. It is coming through the hogs head hole and dripping out? Anyone else have this problem? What is a permanent fix?
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 06:11 PM
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Do you mean it is dripping from one of the studs that secure the center section to the housing? Bob
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 09:34 PM
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Permatex ultra black in the squeeze cheese can, gasket goes in the trash. Better it leak from there than the damn axle seals.

"Hogs head" is new to me but I like it way better than center section or chunk. Seriously, its perfect. Exactly what it looks like.
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you have to seal the center section and all the bolts that hold it in, I ran a bead of black rtv around all the studs, you really cant over do it on the rtv in my opinion.

and I agree, the gasket goes directly in the garbage!
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hogs head? lmao thats hilarous, ditch the paper gasket and just use rtv on the inside of all the studs all the way around
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Yes it is the bottom stud coming through the housing that secures the hogs head down. I used rtv but apparently not enough.
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Mine has a small leak at the bottom stud of the center section as well. Noticed it before we painted it. Cleaned it up and painted it. 2 weeks later small drips again coming from the same area. Is this common ? The thing is brand new. Is there something my mechanic should have done during the install?
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