Thread: torque wrench setting for Rover diff

which diff? Generically I use 60nm and loctite 243.

sorry mate, its a standard rover diff out of a series III 88inch. Do you always use loctite, blacknight? what are the obvious benefits?

cheers

bisho

I almost always use some form of loctite or antisieze

apart from it stopping nuts and bolts coming loose it offers some protection against binding of the threads from rust and as I prefer to use the liquid stuff as opposed to the sticks it provides some lubricant on the thread face during assembly which means you get a "smoother" pull on the torque wrench.

the 2 types I carry everywhere are 243 which is a medium duty loctite, think of it as clag glue and loctite 262 which you can think of as araldite.

the other 2 that I tend to carry IF I know Im going out mechanicing is (and I'll have to check these numbers) is the thread sealant one for things like drain bungs and filler plugs as its also good as a flange sealant in a pinch and the gasket forming stuff.

What do you use for the 'gasket forming stuff' BK? I've used a few tubes of the stuff from Supercheap that comes in grey/blue/red/black/whatever but both times it seemed to be partly 'off' - very hard to get out of the tube and any left over wouldn't keep more than a month or two before going solid. I'd like to find a type I can keep on hand and not need to buy a new tube for every job, or is that just the nature of the product?

G'day Bisho

My parts and workshop book just lists it as having a spring washer and nyloc type nuts, (these should be renewed after use) but I have reused them, with Loctite Thread Loc and they are pulled up tight, about 40/45 ft/lb. just make sure that both the mating surfaces (diff centre and housing) are clean and smooth of any and all marks or burrs,as the gasket is quite thin, it forms part of the tolerences for set up.

cheers

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

the other 2 that I tend to carry IF I know Im going out mechanicing is (and I'll have to check these numbers) is the thread sealant one for things like drain bungs and filler plugs as its also good as a flange sealant in a pinch and the gasket forming stuff.

I think the stuff Blknight is referring to is the 515 Flange sealant. Excellent stuff, always carry some in the toolbox.

Originally Posted by DiscoDave

What do you use for the 'gasket forming stuff' BK? I've used a few tubes of the stuff from Supercheap that comes in grey/blue/red/black/whatever but both times it seemed to be partly 'off' - very hard to get out of the tube and any left over wouldn't keep more than a month or two before going solid. I'd like to find a type I can keep on hand and not need to buy a new tube for every job, or is that just the nature of the product?

Thats the nature of the product the genuine loctite stuff seems to last longer than the cheapo brands but if you keep the cheapo brands in the fridge or cool in the esky they keep longer

when I get back to work I'll get the numbers.

IF you want to keep it forever buy the loctite sticks they last for ages without going off.

As I have access to bulk buy from a couple of places if theres enough interest I might just buy and divvy up a couple of bulk packs of the 243/262 sticks, the flange sealant (its a white paste and works like liquid thread tape) and the form a gasket type stuff).

cheers uncleho! I might be interested in that package blknight, it sounds like a real all rounder! see if anyone else is interested?

cheers

bisho