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  1. 14th May 2010, 10:40 AM #1
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    Weeping diff plug

    It is time for me to change the diff oil again.

    Any tips as to how I can do that and prevent the plugs from leaking?

    Is there a gasket paste I can use?

    I've been very careful cleaning the threads before refitting and have even got new plugs, but after a while they start to weep.
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  2. 14th May 2010, 10:44 AM #2
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    How to stop the weeping diff..

    Hey there mate!!

    Yeah i found that if you get some thread tape (its the stuff plumbers use), just wrap about 3 or 4 wraps tightly around the diff plug then re fit the diff plug...taaadaa no weeping!!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Razza's Rangie View Post
    Hey there mate!!

    Yeah i found that if you get some thread tape (its the stuff plumbers use), just wrap about 3 or 4 wraps tightly around the diff plug then re fit the diff plug...taaadaa no weeping!!


    Cheers
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    ditto
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  4. 14th May 2010, 11:02 AM #4
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    Cool, thank you for that tip. I even have some tape in a draw somewhere
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    get the maxidrive brass diff plugs from MR Automotive to replcae the standard ones.

    Instead of just plugging the hole they also have a face that mates against the diff and forms a better seal.

    Hard to explain without a pic.
    There's one at the top of this page:
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    loctite 567, plumbers tape in a tube.
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    Crikey I even have some of that as well. Who would have thought I was so well equipped.
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