NSW Corvettes

Technical Tips => Transmissions - Differentials => Topic started by: 77CVT on May 25, 2012, 10:20:51 AM

Title: 1985 Diff seal
Post by: 77CVT on May 25, 2012, 10:20:51 AM

Mine is leaking a little. Do these diff's have a gasket for the rear of the pumpkin or do they just use gasket goo?  I tightened the rear housing bolts and it still leaks.  :tear:

Can't seem to fing any replacement gaskets so I assume we just you the gasket goo?

:beer:

Title: 1985 Diff seal
Post by: bfit on May 25, 2012, 11:18:02 AM

77
if you have to remove the rear
it would be  the time to add a drain to the housing
For your oil  servicing.
makes servicing  a lot easier.

I use Limsip 90 in my car
stops the thing chattering in corners
Bfot

Title: 1985 Diff seal
Post by: 77CVT on May 25, 2012, 12:00:39 PM

Indeed!  Just like when you remove the auto pan for servicing!

:beer:

Title: 1985 Diff seal
Post by: bfit on May 25, 2012, 03:00:14 PM

Well Yes but not quite
At least you change the filter in the auto  when its pants come off.
Bfit

Title: 1985 Diff seal
Post by: 77CVT on May 26, 2012, 09:10:03 AM

With a drain plug I don't get a panful of trans fluid on my head!  I can never seem to drain a pan that has no plug without doing that! :eek:

Title: 1985 Diff seal
Post by: bfit on May 26, 2012, 11:10:35 AM

Lol
True
Bfit

Title: 1985 Diff seal
Post by: Jethro on May 27, 2012, 10:21:17 AM

Quote from: Bfit link=topic=9235.msg1045942869#msg1045942869

it would be  the time to add a drain to the housing
For your oil  servicing.
makes servicing  a lot easier.
Bfot

Did the same thing to me Munchie when I had it out

Title: 1985 Diff seal
Post by: 87Z51 on June 08, 2012, 11:49:16 AM

Quote from: 77CVT link=topic=9235.msg1045942868#msg1045942868

Do these diff's have a gasket for the rear of the pumpkin or do they just use gasket goo?

Good quality sealer

Quote from: 77CVT link=topic=9235.msg1045942868#msg1045942868

I tightened the rear housing bolts and it still leaks.

Be careful doing that.

The bolts are " self tappers" installed at the factory; very easy to lean on them a little hard and strip the thread out.
When I built my D44, I installed and Loctited studs into the case so I wasn't working the threads in the soft alum housing