Good new: I actually found a 40 year old tube of the stuff in my garage.
Bad news: it's all dried up.
Worse news: the writing on the tube is all worn off!
Jerry Krakauer
----- Original Message -----
From: "J KRAKAUER" <jsk977@optonline.net>
To: "Tom PRATHER" <tomet9@sbcglobal.net>; "datsun-roadsters@autox.team.ne
roadster list" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Differential gasket or RTV?
> Tom,
>
> Not sure about RTV, but way back, at the recommendation of the folks at
> Sharp I used a loctite gasket replacement compound on the diff.. I'm sure
> its been reformulated many times but in the late 60s it was orange and not
> very viscous, much thinner than RTV. Worked great, changed the
> differential many times and never had a leak. BTW they also used the same
> stuff on both sides of the head gasket. Do some research on loctite and
> you can probably find something similar.
>
>
> Jerry Krakauer
>
> SRL311 00099
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom PRATHER" <tomet9@sbcglobal.net>
> To: "datsun-roadsters@autox.team.ne roadster list"
> <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 11:52 AM
> Subject: [Roadsters] Differential gasket or RTV?
>
>
>> Hi roadster fans, Is it a must to use the gasket or can one get by with
>> the blue RTV so commonly used toady? I'm referring to the round pumpkin
>> gasket that goes between the gears and housing. Thanks, I'm upgrading the
>> 2000 with 39.0 gear set.
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