jas98 Member 1,046 Member For: 12y 9m 11d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 13/09/13 04:14 PM Share Posted 13/09/13 04:14 PM hey ll, as some may know im replaceing my diff, just waiting for it to arriveanyway. I have been reading and it seems that a ba xr6t sedan (or any ba/bf sedan etc) diff does not have a gasket only the utes and wagons...is that correct?do they not hve ne due to the fact the hat has allot of pressure on it under load that may break the gasket...if not why?and do I just seal it up with some gasket goo? if so what the best stuff to use?...... as most will know, its a *beep* of a job to just change a diff gasket on a sedan.thanks in advance Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/86251-diff-gasketor-none/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas98 Member 1,046 Member For: 12y 9m 11d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 16/09/13 03:51 PM Author Share Posted 16/09/13 03:51 PM anyone know? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/86251-diff-gasketor-none/#findComment-1425640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVK Silver Donating Members 751 Member For: 19y 4m 16d Gender: Male Location: North West Hot Hell,VIC Posted 16/09/13 08:24 PM Share Posted 16/09/13 08:24 PM Don't use gasket goo.You need to use silastic or a similar bonding sealant for the diff cover and make sure both surfaces are clean and dry. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/86251-diff-gasketor-none/#findComment-1425661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 7m 11d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 16/09/13 11:23 PM Share Posted 16/09/13 11:23 PM Any decent RTV silicon will do. I prefer Loctite Ultrablue. To be honest the brand and colour of the sealant is less important that the cleanup/prep steps.Use some solvent based cleaner to remove ALL traces of oil etc from the mating faces before gooing them and use a stone/wet and dry to remove and obvious high/low spots/grooves/marks.Do once Do right. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/86251-diff-gasketor-none/#findComment-1425702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas98 Member 1,046 Member For: 12y 9m 11d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 17/09/13 03:57 AM Author Share Posted 17/09/13 03:57 AM thanks guys, so would cleaning it with metho be ok?any yea I was thinking ultra blue as that sh*ts good lol Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/86251-diff-gasketor-none/#findComment-1425811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 7m 11d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 17/09/13 04:37 AM Share Posted 17/09/13 04:37 AM I use brake clean or similar. Not a fan of metho as it can leave a residue Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/86251-diff-gasketor-none/#findComment-1425821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas98 Member 1,046 Member For: 12y 9m 11d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 17/09/13 04:54 AM Author Share Posted 17/09/13 04:54 AM sweet, I got some brake clean so ill use that, is there a reason why they dont use a gasket?cheers Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/86251-diff-gasketor-none/#findComment-1425830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 2m 27d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 17/09/13 05:38 AM Share Posted 17/09/13 05:38 AM Don't quote me on this, but I think the reason is because the alloy hat expands a lot more than the cast iron housing, this can lead to the gasket squirming around. As I said, not from ford directly but a tech mentioned that to me once... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/86251-diff-gasketor-none/#findComment-1425844 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 7m 11d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 17/09/13 05:45 AM Share Posted 17/09/13 05:45 AM ^whs Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/86251-diff-gasketor-none/#findComment-1425846 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas98 Member 1,046 Member For: 12y 9m 11d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 19/09/13 02:03 AM Author Share Posted 19/09/13 02:03 AM ok well got diff, just have to install it,looks good, just wondering though if it would be worth me changing the drve shaft seals and redoing the seal on the hat (sealant)as its been sitting for 3 years since being recoed and never been installedcheers Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/86251-diff-gasketor-none/#findComment-1426369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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