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<blockquote data-quote="5.0 Hatch" data-source="post: 17035578" data-attributes="member: 37951"><p>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. </p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>How much torque should I put on it during the reinstall and do I use locktite?</p><p></p><p>Also, the diff was completely silent before I started so apparently the rtv is what saved the nut from backing off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="5.0 Hatch, post: 17035578, member: 37951"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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