View Poll Results: gasket or silicone
gasket
11
35.48%
silicone
15
48.39%
gasket and silicone
5
16.13%
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Do you use silicone or a gasket for your rear diff?
#14
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just had my cover off and found spiders gears about to be wiped out.cleaned the old gasket off the rear and cover.applied black rtv. let set for 10 minutes or until it didnt stick to my finger.installed the cover.no leaks.if i use both its only enough to hold the gasket in place. now im waiting on the mail man to deliver the truetrac,then i get to tear it apart one last time. (i hope)
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just had my cover off and found spiders gears about to be wiped out.cleaned the old gasket off the rear and cover.applied black rtv. let set for 10 minutes or until it didnt stick to my finger.installed the cover.no leaks.if i use both its only enough to hold the gasket in place. now im waiting on the mail man to deliver the truetrac,then i get to tear it apart one last time. (i hope)
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I've always just cleaned and used paper gaskets, and I've never had an issue. I guess it's just personal preference, but the main thing is making sure you have good clean sealing surfaces.
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