Need advice; might have messed up diff fluid change.
03-31-2012, 07:46 PM
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Need advice; might have messed up diff fluid change.
I was just wrapping up changing my front diff fluid in my Dana 30. Everything was going smooth until I was done torquing them down...
I began to torque them at 30ft-lbs, in the star pattern as advised.
As I was done I looked at the wrench to notice that it was at 60! Even though it was locked.
So I went through and individually loosed one and torqued them down to 30. BUT one wouldn't come off as the bolt head + my attachment weren't gripping.
2 QUESTIONS:
Is it bad to have the one stuck at possibly ~60 ft-lbs?
Did loosening each bolt (one at a time) and then retightening ruin the bead of RTV? (This was within 30 minutes of applying the cover)
I began to torque them at 30ft-lbs, in the star pattern as advised.
As I was done I looked at the wrench to notice that it was at 60! Even though it was locked.
So I went through and individually loosed one and torqued them down to 30. BUT one wouldn't come off as the bolt head + my attachment weren't gripping.
2 QUESTIONS:
Is it bad to have the one stuck at possibly ~60 ft-lbs?
Did loosening each bolt (one at a time) and then retightening ruin the bead of RTV? (This was within 30 minutes of applying the cover)
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03-31-2012, 08:09 PM
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Since you aren't using a normal gasket, I wouldn't imagine a single over-tight bolt would cause a leak. I believe RTV takes a few hours to set. 30 min shouldn't be an issue.
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