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#77851 05/21/2007 10:03 PM | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 | This may be a loaded question, but remember I'm talkin trucks here.
How do you guys seal your rear end. Both the rear cover and the front side. I'm in the process of transplanting a 55 pumpkin into my 46 rear.
Thanks
George | | |
#77852 05/21/2007 11:04 PM | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | Gaskets are available for both. The front one is very thin. If you clean the surfaces good & there is no high spots you can put the gasket over the studs & install the pumpkin. The rear one I glue the cover gasket with hardening gasket cement to the cover. You can use a thin layer of RTV on the other side or you can just put it on with RTV. This is a good time to replace the axle seals if they don,t look good.
George also
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | |
#77853 05/22/2007 5:06 AM | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,877 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,877 | I have found a thin coat of Permatex #2 on both sides of the gasket to be very effective. Squeeze a small bead around the gasket, then smear and pat it around with your finger, so it is evenly coated. Same on both sides, use a piece of wax paper when you flip the gasket over, or just regular paper works too. Clean and dry the mating surfaces and install. Also use #2 on the threads of the bolts to seal them.
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#77854 05/23/2007 3:44 PM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 | If you seal up your rear end, won't your eyes turn brown pretty quickly?
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
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#77855 05/23/2007 3:52 PM | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,877 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,877 | Gives you a crappy outlook.. | | |
#77856 05/23/2007 4:06 PM | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 | I knew this post was going to down hill fast. Thanks for the laugh this morning.  So what kind of sealent do you use? George | | |
#77857 05/24/2007 1:21 PM | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | I swear by Permatex Black Silicone, item# 81158
16B , it seals best in my opinion an is tough as heck when cured , an on older trucks without O2 sensors an such there is NP with the silicone.
I prefer it over there Blue glue or other mixes. | | |
#77858 05/24/2007 5:08 PM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,820 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,820 | I had problems for years trying to get gaskets not to leak. Someone told me about General Motors Gasket Sealer. It is the best stuff in the world. It almost never leaks when I use it and it is very easy to clean up when removing a gasket. It is General Motors Part Number Gr. 8.800 - 1#1050026. You can buy it in a can with a built in brush at your local Chevrolet dealership parts counter. Joe 
"Truckin' Around .......... Since 1937!" My name is Joe and I am addicted to Classic Country Music. I just can't hep myself.Operators are standing by to take your calls! Now cruising in the Passing Lane | | |
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