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Old May 9, 2004 | 09:04 PM
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just wondering if its worth the extra money to get the TA girdle for my car or should i not bother. sometimes i get on it hard on the street and get to the track a couple of times a year if that. so should i get one or no? also is the stock rear end gasket reusable? can i take it off and check out the guts in the rear and put some sealer on it and slap it back on? let me know guys, thanks
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Old May 10, 2004 | 08:32 AM
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is the gasket on the rear end reusable?
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From what I understand it is best to get a new gasket to avoid leaks. A rear end girdle won't hurt and as they say every little bit helps. When I got my gears installed they said something to the beat that it will help to reduce gear shudder
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Old May 11, 2004 | 12:10 PM
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No, the gasket isn't re-usable. When you go buy one at Autozone or whatever local auto parts store, you'll probably have to ask for the gasket on a '98 or '99 since for some weird reason, they show no gasket for the '00 cars.
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ok i didnt know if it was a rubber gasket back there
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could just use rtv "permatex" to seal the cover to the housing
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