tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post3439430405601007834..comments2023-03-25T21:37:45.037-07:00Comments on Moto Tux: Leaky rear axleBadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-86079147838083271292008-08-26T18:10:00.000-07:002008-08-26T18:10:00.000-07:00Yeppers. Went to the NAPA down the street from the...Yeppers. Went to the NAPA down the street from the office and told the old guy behind the counter what I needed, he walked to it and handed it to me. It's a pleasure doing business with someone who knows his shit. Not like those toddlers down at AutoDrone, who wouldn't know an RTV from an ATV if you asked them upon penalty of an ass whuppin'. <BR/><BR/>It's been five days now and not a drop has leaked, so obviously it worked :-).<BR/><BR/>- Badtux the Leakless PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-87518737835202908612008-08-26T17:38:00.000-07:002008-08-26T17:38:00.000-07:00I assume you used oil-resistant gasket-grade RTV?I assume you used oil-resistant gasket-grade RTV?Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772126106416366135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-51631016455304761552008-08-22T14:35:00.000-07:002008-08-22T14:35:00.000-07:00In this case I'm the only one who's ever touched t...In this case I'm the only one who's ever touched this axle since it left the factory. I don't trust the interns that shops put in charge of doing brainless shit like this. But anyhow, I sprayed the sealing surfaces with carb cleaner to get all oil off of them, then wiped them down with a paper shop towel. No tang, that would have hung on the paper towel. No oil drip this morning. It was just a case of me not getting the RTV good on there last time because of the gas tank being in the way. Jacking the body out of the way made it much easier this time (darn, I wish I had a lift! Oh well!).<BR/><BR/>I did have to file some tangs on the front once, but that was because of the PITA of prying out the spider gear carrier to put in the Aussie Locker, the hardened pry bars put some burrs on the differential case. I caught it when I did my cleandown, filed them off, and it's been sealed ever since.<BR/><BR/>-Badtux the Wrenchin' PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-60856016564024396872008-08-22T14:16:00.000-07:002008-08-22T14:16:00.000-07:00A word of caution ; always examine the cover and h...A word of caution ; always examine the cover and housing area for<BR/> " dents " . I've seen good sealant jobs fail due to a <BR/>' tang ' of metal , left over from a previous scraping . Hardened scrapers and over enthusastic techs can lead to a bit of filing to make it sealable again . <BR/> I'd say run your finger around the sealing area first , EXCEPT I know that is a great way to get a deep cut when you find that tang . <BR/> w3skiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com