Re: LRO: Diff. question

From: William J. Rice (jarvis64@juno.com)
Date: Tue Apr 24 2001 - 10:40:11 EDT

  • Next message: RON WARD: "Re: LRO: Diff. question"

    Ron, I'd pull it and use Permatex's cheeze-whiz like gasket maker product
    (I forget the name and don't want to walk out to the garage) in lieu of a
    gasket. Everyone swears by it, and I think it's quite capable of
    compensating for irregularities in the mating surfaces.

    bill

    On Tue, 24 Apr 2001 09:02:57 -0400 "RON WARD" <ronward@synovustrust.com>
    writes:
    > On this subject, I have a strong rear diff that has a nice leak in it
    > too. I have isolated the leak to the seal. I replaced the seal and
    > still have the leak. Looks like sometime in the past the diff
    > suffered a nasty crunch down on a rock or something and the mating
    > surface of the diff carrier and the diff case is buggered slightly.
    > Is there a product like "liquid metal" or something that can be
    > applied to the joint (without changing the seal again) that can
    > patch this tiny but 90w-draining leak until I can get a rebuild or
    > Salisbury?
    >
    > TIA
    >
    > Ron Ward
    > 1965 SIIa
    > 1995 RR Classic
    >
    > >>> christian147@juno.com 04/24/01 12:09AM >>>
    > I went to install the used diff that is to replace the one I broke
    > last
    > week. The new housing does not have holes for the alignment dowels
    > that
    > align the diff carrier to the axle housing. I'm not sure that are
    > needed, so can I just pull them out and install the new ( to me)
    > diff?
    >
    > Thanks for the idea of using the bottom of a refrigerant bottle to
    > replace the back cover. Caused quite a stir in the shop on Friday.
    > Seems some though that the dimples on the bottom that form feet
    > looked
    > like teats on a cow udder. Now I think I might paint them pink just
    > to
    > enhance the illusion.
    >
    > Chris hall
    >
    >



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