andy-lswon

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Prolly not the right place for this but I have a TA rear end cover and noticed there is a leak coming from one of the black pieces on the outside if anyone knows what I'm talking about. Seems to only do it after driving and reaching operating temperature. How would I stop this from this location?

03Sssnake

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You mean one of the perimeter bolts?

03Sssnake

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FWIW...I worry when my 10-bolt stops leaking, its out of diff fluid If it really bothers you, try to tighten up the bolts. If it still leaks, then pull the cover, replace the gasket and/or make you own with silicone and put that puppy back on.

andy-lswon

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Not one of the bolts but one of the two big black things in the middle where it has the Ta logo

03Sssnake

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I gotcha yah...Those are the load bolts. Is one loose? You should be able to hand tighten if they are loose...Do not get medieval on these! Torque to 5LBs..Then make sure that jam nut is snug to keep them locked in place. (the load bolts are in the center of the jam nut)

Edit: after re-reading sounds like just the jam nut may be loose..check both load bolt and jam nut.

andy-lswon

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They didn't feel loose I tried to hand tighten it with my hand bc I didn't wanna over tighten it like you said

andy-lswon

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It's only been on there a couple months. My guess is where it was new it worked its way loose after going thru some heat cycles

03Sssnake

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Do you know if the bearing cap stud kit was actually installed? The black nut is the jam nut, that bolt in the center is load bolt. You can check that jam nut with a wrench, it needs to be snug. I would loosen the jam nut and check the load bolt with torque wrench, then snug that jam nut back down.

EDIT: If that does not work the thread seal may be trashed, if the leak is a little leak, then I'd leave it be.

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http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...id_install.htm

andy-lswon

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It should've been. It was put on as is straight out of the box. I don't have a torque wrench at the moment to check the load bolt

spy2520

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may be a good idea to use some silicone on those bolts.

andy-lswon

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Thanks for the help. Hopefully this will fix it. It's not leaking bad just knowing it is is a pain though lol

andy-lswon

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Yeah ill try some silicone too. I'm gonna be putting lts on soon so when I do that while the car is on a lift ill take care of this too

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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these covers can be a PITA. i had a mac i think it was and it never sealed right.

NVR_SPDS

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My summit girdle doesnt leak a bit. just back the bolts out some, clean the threads, and put some silicone on there before you thread them back in.

andy-lswon

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It's not the seal of the cover itself just one of the load bolts and jam nuts. Sounds like an easy fix from what you guys have said. I appreciate the help guys

andy-lswon

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My goal and I hope I can do it without taking the cover completely off

sjsingle1

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i used teflon paste on all the bolts......no leaks here !!!!

andy-lswon

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On the load bolts, I can't tell now with it on the car, I have two extra bolts that came with the cover. Do these go in the center of the jam nut? It looks like it already has two gold colored bolts there but just trying to make sure I get this right