I agree with Bob about the breather in the diff. I drilled and tapped the
breather hole for a fitting and ran a -4 breather hose up and around the
frame. Seems to work.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: <rkramer3@austin.rr.com>
To: "Scott Janzen" <sjanzen@me.com>; "Chip Collingwood"
<chip@theukmotorsports.com>
Cc: "'Friends of Triumph' Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Leaky Pinion seal
> Diff's can build pressure if the little cotter pin is clogged and force
> oil past the seals. I try to buy the best seals I can because the cheap
> rubber parts placed in bags by our suppliers seem to be crap. Speedie
> Sleeves aren't big enough to cover the whole surface so locating them is a
> high priority. I have never installed one where the surface was so poor
> that
> I has to use sealant below the sleeve. I have used Permatex No2, the
> semi-hard stuff on the splines in an attempt to seal the splines but I
> still get oil under the washers that drips out when I separate axles and
> drive shafts.
>
> Bob Kramer
> rkramer3@austin.rr.com
>
> ---- Scott Janzen <sjanzen@me.com> wrote:
>> I did put a speedi-sleeve on it - good tight fit, with some permatex
>> under it to make sure that didn't leak - as the surface had some wear
>> marks. I marked everything and re-assembled as it was to maintain the
>> same pre-load; the diff was removed from the car so this was not
>> difficult to do, and there was no wobble - i.e., the preload setting was
>> good. I'll check to see if it was migrating from the nut - interesting
>> possibility, though I'm pretty sure from the visuals that it is at the
>> seal.
>> Using Redline gear oil, 85 weight.
>>
>> On Jun 8, 2015, at 11:31 AM, Chip Collingwood wrote:
>>
>> Scott,
>>
>> How was the sealing surface on the front flange? If that is damaged or is
>> worn then a speedy- sleeve might help. Also possible is I have seen leaks
>> from the behind the pinnion nut...oil migrates up the shaft past the
>> splines and out from behind the nut and washer...assembling with a little
>> silicone helps this. Did you get the flange back on in the same attitude
>> as it was before dis-assembly....in other words did you mark the flange
>> and shaft and tighten the nut to the same spot....this is what sets the
>> pinnion pre-load and depth
>>
>> Chip Collingwood
>> theukmotorsports.com
>> (804) 564-1839
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Scott Janzen <sjanzen@me.com> wrote:
>> I had a leaky pinion seal on the GT6 differential, and figured I had
>> remedied it by putting in a new seal and a speedi-sleeve this winter.
>> Guess what? It's leaking more than ever.
>>
>> Any thoughts on a better fix?
>>
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