I'm in the middle of changing my opinion seal that's been leaking for some time and ran into what may or may not be a snag.
First, the pinion nut and everything around it was completely covered in rtv. I assume the previous owner did this to slow the leak. I removed all of the rtv and when I went to remove the nut, it was not torqued down at all. I could have removed it with a 1/4" ratchet. I still counted the rounds when removing but how do I go about reinstalling and torquing it? I may be overthinking it since from what I read, it takes a lot of torque to crush the crush washer.
How much torque should I put on it during the reinstall and do I use locktite?
Also, the diff was completely silent before I started so apparently the rtv is what saved the nut from backing off.
First, the pinion nut and everything around it was completely covered in rtv. I assume the previous owner did this to slow the leak. I removed all of the rtv and when I went to remove the nut, it was not torqued down at all. I could have removed it with a 1/4" ratchet. I still counted the rounds when removing but how do I go about reinstalling and torquing it? I may be overthinking it since from what I read, it takes a lot of torque to crush the crush washer.
How much torque should I put on it during the reinstall and do I use locktite?
Also, the diff was completely silent before I started so apparently the rtv is what saved the nut from backing off.