The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Driveline 1946 Chevy 1/2Ton - Rear End Ring Gear Installation

I've been watching some YouTube videos of installing the ring gear onto the carrier and some just torque the bolts and others add red Loctite. The directions I followed for swapping to 3:55 gears did not mention Loctite. Also, in the Tech Tips section here, it just says to snug the bolts evenly and then tighten to 50 lbs. I will be changing the gear oil soon (I have 400 miles on the new gears) and I was wondering if I'm OK to remove one bolt at a time, clean well, add Loctite and re-install? Or, is having no Loctite OK on these old trucks? It does look like I should have access to the bolts when the cover is removed.

I have installed a lot of gear sets on new rear axles and have never used Loc-tite on any of them. I don't believe GM ever did either.

Thanks for the input Joe!