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Reseal and replace Diff Differential cover without dropping IRS/axle
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<blockquote data-quote="testorossa1989" data-source="post: 11577837" data-attributes="member: 122681"><p>You really dont need a writeup its really as easy as it looks. Just time consuming and if you have a orange reinforced bracket be ready to travel to the hardware store because most tool sets dont have the size you need (i think its like a 19 or something).</p><p></p><p>I did this over the course of 2 nights about 4hours total. Things to be mindful of...</p><p></p><p></p><p>-Additive fluid (8$ and yes dont skip it)</p><p>- Gear oil</p><p>- Measuring cup to make sure you have the proper amount of gear oil + additive</p><p></p><p>-Clear tubing to attatch to the gear oil tube</p><p></p><p>-Silicon (dont go cheap get the right stuff) i believe its clear, dont know the brand off the top of my head. Be careful at this step cause many shops like to use black silicon or backdoor methods. Do it right </p><p></p><p>-Wire brush for a belt sander.</p><p></p><p>How to do it -</p><p>Basically remove the bolts from the top, if i remember i believe the bolts are reverse threaded because its technically backwards. I did mine at midnight so my memory might be a tad off. Make sure to label each bolt u take off for its position. work your way around and toward the middle bolt put a oil pan under it. Work your way to the bottom bolt and by that time the oil should come out if not just twist the cover. Its going to be a mess so i suggest making your gullible buddy to do it while you "Fetch a beer". Once the covers off clean it off and just visually inspect it for any shreds of metal or anything out of the ordinary. Use the wire brush to GENTLY remove the excess sealent left behind. I say this because the new sealent will lay on the old sealent and cause a weak link when the differentials under pressure. If you choose to skip this, have fun doing it over again in about 4 weeks. Moving right along.... After cleaning the cover you then APPLY the sealent. Keep in mind this **** drys QUICK. If you dont believe me put a bead on the cap and put it on the cardboard cover it came in. That should give you the idea of how much of a time window you have. Anyways you put the bead around the cover. I personally but extra so when i sealed the cover it left some extra paper thin sealent on the outside so if i happened to leak again i could see where it came from. Thats just me though. <strong>KEEP IN MIND</strong> the squeeze to fit the cover is tight so try a few pratice shots at putting it on before u lay the sealent. Once you put the sealent around the cover apply it and put a few bolts hand tight just to align it. Once thats done tighten those suckers up. I dont know the exact torque specs but i did mine pretty **** tight and later down the road i foundout i shook em loose so over tightening them really isnt a issue. You can pretty much fill up the oil like 10min after seating the cover and tightening the screws but i waited like 25min.</p><p></p><p><strong>PAY ATTENTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</strong></p><p>The instructions on the sealent states that it will dry in 1 hour BUT cures after 24 HOURS. I gave mine like 30+ hours. If you dont wait the full 24 hours you run the huge RISK of not letting the sealent fully cure and giving your differential a weak link. Dont move your car, start up or anything. Seat the cover, tighten the bolts, wait 20min then put in the fluid, and let the car SIT AS-IS for 24 hours. </p><p></p><p>Also another pointer you might want to go to home depot and pickup a 1 way squeeze action plastic pump w/ tube. That gear oil is very heavy and just squeezing the bottle will make you sit there for awhile. Put if you dont have that then a clear rubber tube will do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="testorossa1989, post: 11577837, member: 122681"] You really dont need a writeup its really as easy as it looks. Just time consuming and if you have a orange reinforced bracket be ready to travel to the hardware store because most tool sets dont have the size you need (i think its like a 19 or something). I did this over the course of 2 nights about 4hours total. Things to be mindful of... -Additive fluid (8$ and yes dont skip it) - Gear oil - Measuring cup to make sure you have the proper amount of gear oil + additive -Clear tubing to attatch to the gear oil tube -Silicon (dont go cheap get the right stuff) i believe its clear, dont know the brand off the top of my head. Be careful at this step cause many shops like to use black silicon or backdoor methods. Do it right -Wire brush for a belt sander. How to do it - Basically remove the bolts from the top, if i remember i believe the bolts are reverse threaded because its technically backwards. I did mine at midnight so my memory might be a tad off. Make sure to label each bolt u take off for its position. work your way around and toward the middle bolt put a oil pan under it. Work your way to the bottom bolt and by that time the oil should come out if not just twist the cover. Its going to be a mess so i suggest making your gullible buddy to do it while you "Fetch a beer". Once the covers off clean it off and just visually inspect it for any shreds of metal or anything out of the ordinary. Use the wire brush to GENTLY remove the excess sealent left behind. I say this because the new sealent will lay on the old sealent and cause a weak link when the differentials under pressure. If you choose to skip this, have fun doing it over again in about 4 weeks. Moving right along.... After cleaning the cover you then APPLY the sealent. Keep in mind this **** drys QUICK. If you dont believe me put a bead on the cap and put it on the cardboard cover it came in. That should give you the idea of how much of a time window you have. Anyways you put the bead around the cover. I personally but extra so when i sealed the cover it left some extra paper thin sealent on the outside so if i happened to leak again i could see where it came from. Thats just me though. [B]KEEP IN MIND[/B] the squeeze to fit the cover is tight so try a few pratice shots at putting it on before u lay the sealent. Once you put the sealent around the cover apply it and put a few bolts hand tight just to align it. Once thats done tighten those suckers up. I dont know the exact torque specs but i did mine pretty **** tight and later down the road i foundout i shook em loose so over tightening them really isnt a issue. You can pretty much fill up the oil like 10min after seating the cover and tightening the screws but i waited like 25min. [B]PAY ATTENTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/B] The instructions on the sealent states that it will dry in 1 hour BUT cures after 24 HOURS. I gave mine like 30+ hours. If you dont wait the full 24 hours you run the huge RISK of not letting the sealent fully cure and giving your differential a weak link. Dont move your car, start up or anything. Seat the cover, tighten the bolts, wait 20min then put in the fluid, and let the car SIT AS-IS for 24 hours. Also another pointer you might want to go to home depot and pickup a 1 way squeeze action plastic pump w/ tube. That gear oil is very heavy and just squeezing the bottle will make you sit there for awhile. Put if you dont have that then a clear rubber tube will do. [/QUOTE]
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