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| | | Forums66 Topics128,141 Posts1,056,487 Members48,441 | | Most Online14,466 Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down with Ads! Again, thanks! | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,820 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,820 | The best axle "gaskets" are soft metal, either copper or aluminum, and need to be coated with a non-hardening gasket sealer. If there is any movement at all between the axle and the hub, even a few thousandths, a paper gasket will be damaged and start leaking. Bigger full-floater rear hubs have tapered metal cones that grip the bolts tightly and fit into corresponding tapered holes in the axle flange to prevent any movement. 3/4 and 1 ton rear axles usually don't have them, but the OEM bolts have an unthreaded shank under the head that's a very close fit to the holes in the flange. Jerry
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