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Prather
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 10, 2005 - 9:50 pm: | |
I just discovered I have a small oil leak out of the bottom of the differential (gasket leak) I found one bolt loose, on the bottom of course. Tightened the bolt but it still leaks. Does anyone have a magic fix that doesn't require removeing rear gear and replacing gasket |
Earl-8-Ky
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 10, 2005 - 10:47 pm: | |
I found that the oil leaks on mine was coming from the threads on the bolts. I removed them one at a time and wraped teflon tape on them and put them back in. No more leaks. Take one from the top and wrap it . Remove one of the bottom ones and replace it in a hurry. Works for me. |
Prather
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 10, 2005 - 11:00 pm: | |
Good idea, but mine is through the gasket, I cleaned it up and noted that the leak is through the gasket, about a drip every five minutes |
Bill K.
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 10, 2005 - 11:57 pm: | |
I have a trenching machine that the rear gasket was leaking, now to remove this I would have to pull a tranfer case and three tranmissions. but I could separate the rear case about three inches. So that is what I did and cleaned as good as possible and used a permatex sealant, this was at least 12 years ago and still no leak. Just an idea. But in your case it may be just as easy to pull the drive shaft and drain the oil and pull the axels out a coupl of inches, Then do the permatex deal. Save pulling the punkin all the way out. There is some very good sealers out there today. |
frank-id
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2005 - 12:21 am: | |
When I was young and worked for a Chevy dealer, an old mechanic told me a neet trick. If a car or truck came in for a leaking differential gasket, the bolts were all loosened so that a crack was made of about 1/8th to 1/4 inch between the axle housing abd the gear assembly. Of course all the 90W was captured in a drain pan. After getting a roll of 50-80pound nylon fishing line, the line was wrapped around and around outside the bolts. Usually 5-6 passes were made. I did this trick many times with no complains or comebacks. Yep the gear lube was replaced. Many gaskets used today use a nylon vein to assure a no leak. Recently, I used the same nylon line on a 4905 between the accessory case and the trans. Frank |
R. Steve Nichol (N4rsn)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2005 - 5:11 pm: | |
Frank you beat me to it. Only we always used cotton string, as it seemed to seal a little better. But I think eather will work, and I wouldn't even drop the drive shaft.
Steve |
david anderson (Davidanderson)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 12, 2005 - 3:58 pm: | |
That is a cool idea about the string. What great minds we have here. How about a weed eater line? It is 3 sizes- .065, .080, .95, Is it made of nylon? Anyone venture to say it would work?
Just curious.
David Anderson |
Prather
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 10:53 pm: | |
Thanks for all the responces. Since it was a very small leak and I am basically lazy I cleaned up the area along the gasket, mixed up some gas tank sealer epoxy, applied that, waited 12 hours, spayed some rubberized under coating on it. Drove it 700 miles and no leak.
Prather |
niles steckbauer (Niles500)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 10:54 pm: | |
Prather - Lazy works - I'm there - Niles |