new rear diff c clips?
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i thought you were supposed to use black rtv for the rear diff but maybe it doesnt matter.when i do mine,im using this permatex 1 minute gasket stuff-it says and ive heard that you can apply it then put the cover right on,then torque it down and fill it right up with fluid without waiting.
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To put this to rest.
The clips are made from hardened steal where is the Trok-Lok (LSD) carrier is made of alloy/steel compound. You put that kind of pressure on the channel of the alloy and don't expect it to pull through it you must have been raised on a different planet!.....IMHO
I had mine pull through because of a failed clasp but only because of a fatigued bevel spring. I think the main problem for failure is slippage in the channel from clutch packs and stomping on the throttle (which does the same thing). Traveling down the road with load (towing) doesn't do ANYTHING to make these clutch pack dog ears to slam forward hard enough to break these clasps so I think we can put that to rest. There is no way the dog ears can have a force hard enough to break a clasp without being FORCED into it! The only way this could happen is if one tire was spinning then the other gains traction causing the dog ears to slam forward causing fatigue to the clasps.
As for OEM sealant, I have never seen red but who knows.
The clips are made from hardened steal where is the Trok-Lok (LSD) carrier is made of alloy/steel compound. You put that kind of pressure on the channel of the alloy and don't expect it to pull through it you must have been raised on a different planet!.....IMHO
I had mine pull through because of a failed clasp but only because of a fatigued bevel spring. I think the main problem for failure is slippage in the channel from clutch packs and stomping on the throttle (which does the same thing). Traveling down the road with load (towing) doesn't do ANYTHING to make these clutch pack dog ears to slam forward hard enough to break these clasps so I think we can put that to rest. There is no way the dog ears can have a force hard enough to break a clasp without being FORCED into it! The only way this could happen is if one tire was spinning then the other gains traction causing the dog ears to slam forward causing fatigue to the clasps.
As for OEM sealant, I have never seen red but who knows.
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i thought you were supposed to use black rtv for the rear diff but maybe it doesnt matter.when i do mine,im using this permatex 1 minute gasket stuff-it says and ive heard that you can apply it then put the cover right on,then torque it down and fill it right up with fluid without waiting.