Currymunster said:

All that as well... I used red thread lock on the bolts but I did tighten it straight away. My wrench only went down to 25nm so I guessed it by hand [emoji849][emoji17]
I'm not doing the box so I'll just have to leave the oil to drain. It's not being used so I could leave it draining a few days

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judderbar said:

Pretty annoying it has not worked.

Granville make a black water proofing RTV for cars in a large tube needing a skeleton gun.


Liquid in the screw holes? Gasket tighened too quickly? Let it go tacky and finger tighten initially. Torque is super low. 8? Keep oil away for 24 hours unless you have something like permatex right stuff which can get oil after 20 minutes. You will need to keep the cover upright or wait until the oil stops draining?? These jobs are not easy without compressed air and a workshop.

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jackwhoo said:

After gearbox has drained before you start task jack up left hand side well so any remaining oil will flow into gear box away from joint you want to seal.
Brake cleaner spray will degrease surface and evaporate quickly so handy prior to using rtv

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Currymunster said:

Bought some black RTV today from my local motor factor's...... It actually says on the instructions to leave to skin for fifteen minutes before assembly and not to overtighten.
Well what do you know! Someone knows their stuff on here.... We'll done!

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judderbar said:

Hopefully you have better luck with it this time. RTV needs to produce a gas or absorb water so the hardening rate per mm in 24 hours is not very high.


I took my gearbox off yesterday because I was convinced the input bearing was going again. Whatever the problem is it was not the input bearing! And I broke my jack and had to weld it up............. That was a solid days work. How people can do these jobs in a few hours is beyond me.

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Currymunster said:

Hope you sorted your gearbox out?

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judderbar said:

It seems to be better. The old bearing was apparently in very good condition. There was almost no difference in the feel of the two bearing side by side after I had put penetrating oil in them to make it easier to feel any problems.


I was getting a whirring noise in 2nd sometimes when pulling away and listening with the screw driver i got a rattle. When I last checked I was still getting the rattle when it was cold but i dont get the whirring.

I am probably over thinking it.

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