DIFF COVER CHANGE

[DH22G]

I am seriously so fed up with this cover... i get it all on.. nice and bolted silicone and all perfectly.. then take it for a spin and leaking!!!! ARGH!!!

so i have to go out of town for a few weeks. put it in the garage with a pan under it...

so i pull the cover AGAIN! then re do it all. this time i let the silicone dry over night over 24 hours with hand tightened bolts then tighten it up 24 hours later.. fill it.. test drive... seems fine. granted it was only a 5 minute drive. this morn i leave for another trip and look at it and it looks like it is leaking again... i just wanna take come c4 and blow that sucker off...

[DH22G]

I am seriously so fed up with this cover... i get it all on.. nice and bolted silicone and all perfectly.. then take it for a spin and leaking!!!! ARGH!!!

so i have to go out of town for a few weeks. put it in the garage with a pan under it...

so i pull the cover AGAIN! then re do it all. this time i let the silicone dry over night over 24 hours with hand tightened bolts then tighten it up 24 hours later.. fill it.. test drive... seems fine. granted it was only a 5 minute drive. this morn i leave for another trip and look at it and it looks like it is leaking again... i just wanna take come c4 and blow that sucker off...

[Dewi2005]

Phil, what do the # of bolt on the ring gear have to do with anything? Is this just to know for future info??

[Dewi2005]

had me wondering

[Fastest H-Town Realtor]

I have never used RTV on my diff covers...just regular grease. Is it "true"? Did you take a straitedge to it? Make sure all the leftover gasket is gone and dress any gouges that may be in the base metal of the diff.

[DH22G]

yeah.. it was all clean and i made sure i had a nice even bead around it all... its so annoying!!! i used red rtv like phil said the first time.. then went to black.

[Dewi2005]

Hey David... are you sure it is leaking from the gasket area? The reason I ask, is on another vehicle I had a cover that had a small crack next to one of the fins and it was very hard to see. Also double check the drain plug in the bottom of the housing. Just a thought..

[DH22G]

funny you knew my name... haha..
yea its from the gasket.. no cracks or anything
i used tracer die too and use a black light.. light that thing right up.. its from the gasket.. it sucks. anyone in so cal wanna redo it with me again!!! haha
i think im going to ditch my previous sponsor cover that i did love yet is giving me a huge oil bill and a lot of wasted time..
maybe phil wants to sponsor a black powder coated cover??