Lubelocker differential gaskets.. Used one?
11-13-2004, 11:16 PM
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Re: Lubelocker differential gaskets.. Used one?
Bob,
Thank you for relating your experience. The only bolt I have leaking
(but enough to form a drip after parking in the garage after driving),
is the 6 o'clock one. I retorqued to 38ft/lb tonight all around and
cleaned the diff with a light degreaser and will check tomorrow night
before tearing it off. I hope it keeps it dry this time, but if not I
still have 3/4 of a tube of ultra black!
thank you!
Marc
In article <IZmdnQ_4jqNeTgvcRVn-hw@comcast.com>, jrstewart68@comcast.net
says...
> Marc:
> LubeLockers looked like a good idea (D44s in Rubicon - stock diff covers),
> so I got 4 of them. On front I only got half refilled when bolt at 8
> o'clock started to drip that expensive 75/140 synthetic!!! Back to the
> Mopar orange sealant!!
> Took LubeLocker out and found even though there is 3 silastic beads between
> holes, only one is used to encircle each bolt hole. The stock covers bend
> away from the hole towards the inside too quickly thus decreasing the crush
> on that single silastic bead enough to cause a leak. A non-stock cover with
> a wider gasket surface around each hole would fix it (the sealing surface on
> the diff housing is plenty wide enough). I will go back to the LubeLockers
> when and if I go to an aftermarket diff cover.
> LubeLocker said they "never heard of it"!!
> Sound familiar?
> Bob
>
> "Marc" <none@all.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1bfed7397f82669b989691@netnews.mchsi.com. ..
> > Well, for some reason my front diff. (D30) sealing job apparently was'nt
> > 'all that' as I found a couple of drops of 75/140 on the garage floor.
> > Further inspection found the bottom bolt wet. aggghh.
> >
> > Took real pains with the ultra black too, oh well.
> >
> > That being said, anyone have good or bad to say about the Lubelocker
> > gaskets? Apparently steel? gasket with 3 or so pre-applied lines of
> > some sort of RTV. Bolt up and go.
> >
> > Good or bad? I've done 4 diffs now with ultra black and 3 held, one
> > did'nt , had a nice bead on this one too.
> >
> > :(
> >
> > thanks
> > Marc
>
>
>
Thank you for relating your experience. The only bolt I have leaking
(but enough to form a drip after parking in the garage after driving),
is the 6 o'clock one. I retorqued to 38ft/lb tonight all around and
cleaned the diff with a light degreaser and will check tomorrow night
before tearing it off. I hope it keeps it dry this time, but if not I
still have 3/4 of a tube of ultra black!
thank you!
Marc
In article <IZmdnQ_4jqNeTgvcRVn-hw@comcast.com>, jrstewart68@comcast.net
says...
> Marc:
> LubeLockers looked like a good idea (D44s in Rubicon - stock diff covers),
> so I got 4 of them. On front I only got half refilled when bolt at 8
> o'clock started to drip that expensive 75/140 synthetic!!! Back to the
> Mopar orange sealant!!
> Took LubeLocker out and found even though there is 3 silastic beads between
> holes, only one is used to encircle each bolt hole. The stock covers bend
> away from the hole towards the inside too quickly thus decreasing the crush
> on that single silastic bead enough to cause a leak. A non-stock cover with
> a wider gasket surface around each hole would fix it (the sealing surface on
> the diff housing is plenty wide enough). I will go back to the LubeLockers
> when and if I go to an aftermarket diff cover.
> LubeLocker said they "never heard of it"!!
> Sound familiar?
> Bob
>
> "Marc" <none@all.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1bfed7397f82669b989691@netnews.mchsi.com. ..
> > Well, for some reason my front diff. (D30) sealing job apparently was'nt
> > 'all that' as I found a couple of drops of 75/140 on the garage floor.
> > Further inspection found the bottom bolt wet. aggghh.
> >
> > Took real pains with the ultra black too, oh well.
> >
> > That being said, anyone have good or bad to say about the Lubelocker
> > gaskets? Apparently steel? gasket with 3 or so pre-applied lines of
> > some sort of RTV. Bolt up and go.
> >
> > Good or bad? I've done 4 diffs now with ultra black and 3 held, one
> > did'nt , had a nice bead on this one too.
> >
> > :(
> >
> > thanks
> > Marc
>
>
>
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