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| | | | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 171 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 171 | Hello,
With what torque do you tighten the screws of the cover of the differential gear?
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Wolfgang | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,889 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,889 | Torquing a bolt with a paper or cork gasket under a sheet metal cover isn't a good idea. Tighten the bolt until there's no clearance between the cover and the gasket, and then tighten another 1/6 turn of the bolt head (1 flat of the 6-point bolt). Overtightening can flatten or tear the gasket material near the bolt holes.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,845 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,845 | Just as Jerry said.....Seen too many people torque these bolts and end up with flattening the gasket, then leak, leak, leak.
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