[FC] Re: <VV> Diff "Snout" Installation Question

[corvanatics@corvair.org]

If you're really worried about it, stand the diff up on its end, so the snout faces upward, and flow a little blue Loctite around where it seats into the diff housing. Oh, degrease first with Brakekleen, or the like. let it cure for a day or so. Now it'll be sealed!

John


In a message dated 2/12/2003 9:21:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, Jim.Duane@DigitalNet.com writes:

> If you have already installed the innards, I'd leave it alone.  More
> likely to do damage.  The tolerances are SOO tight and the contact areas
> so large that I'd seriously doubt you would get a 70-90W gear oil leak.
> Your call... 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VairMech@AOL.COM [mailto:VairMech@AOL.COM] 
> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 7:30 AM
> To: virtualvairs@skiblack.com; corvanatics@corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Diff "Snout" Installation Question
> 
> 
> In a message dated 2/12/2003 12:47:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> greenbriergoon@hotmail.com writes:
> 
> > I pressed a new throwout bearing snout into my differential on Monday.
> 
> > Last
> > night I was sitting around the house and letting my mind wander and I 
> > started thinking that this might be a source of gear oil leakage.
> > 
> > I didn't use any sealant when pressing it into the diff and the 
> > service
> > manual doesn't mention anything about using any. 
> 
>   I always use a thin film around the circumference. Put it on the diff
> case 
> not the sleeve. Be sure and not to get any in the oil hole that feeds
> the 
> bearing. Also the snout does not have to come all the way 
> out, 1/4"-3/8"
> 
> should do it.
>   Ken Hand