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Roger,
"A colleague suggests that Permatex form a gasket aviation stuff - liquid
sealant in a tin .."
If you use this you may not be able to get it loose again.
A friend used it on his oil pan, when we went to remove it, it was brutal.
no leaks though.
There is also a Boiler (heat) high temp pressure sealant.
Tom Mitchell
On Sun, Oct 16, 2022 at 11:31 PM Roger Grace <roggrace@telus.net> wrote:
> BJ8 with MT 90 oil in transmission.
> I am struggling with an oil leak from the drain plug on my transmission.
> The tapered thread plug, not the brass OD one.
> On my last attempt I carefully cleaned the plug and the case thread.
> Then used used that white Permatex thread sealant.
> Little improvement.
> Kept tightening with lot more torque with 16in breaker bar plus pipe.
> Some minor improvement.
> Fearing damage, now reluctant to do any more tightening.
> A colleague suggests that Permatex form a gasket aviation stuff - liquid
> sealant in a tin ...
> Is this a common issue - maybe a new plug ?
> Ideas please and your collective wisdom appreciated.
> rg
>
>
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an style=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">A colleague suggests th=
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=C2=A0</span></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:"=
comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style=3D"font-family:=
Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">If you use this you may not be able to get it l=
oose again.</span></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:&=
quot;comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style=3D"font-fa=
mily:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">A friend=C2=A0used it on his oil pan, when=
we went to remove it, it was brutal.</span></div><div class=3D"gmail_defau=
lt" style=3D"font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:sma=
ll"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">no leaks though.=
</span></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:"comic =
sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,=
Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><span=
style=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">There is also a Boiler (h=
eat) high=C2=A0temp=C2=A0pressure=C2=A0sealant.</span></div><div class=3D"g=
mail_default" style=3D"font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;fon=
t-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:&=
quot;comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style=3D"font-fa=
mily:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Tom Mitchell</span></div></div><br><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Oct 16, 2=
022 at 11:31 PM Roger Grace <<a href=3D"mailto:roggrace@telus.net";>roggr=
ace@telus.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddi=
ng-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>BJ8 with MT 90 oil in transmission.<br><=
/div><div>I am struggling with an oil leak from the drain plug on my transm=
ission.</div><div>The tapered thread plug, not the brass OD one.<br></div><=
div>On my last attempt I carefully cleaned the plug and the case thread.<br=
></div><div>Then used used that white Permatex thread sealant.</div><div>Li=
ttle improvement.</div><div>Kept tightening with lot more torque with 16in =
breaker bar plus pipe.</div><div>Some minor improvement.</div><div>Fearing =
damage, now reluctant to do any more tightening.</div><div><span class=3D"g=
mail_default" style=3D"font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;fon=
t-size:small"></span>A colleague suggests that Permatex form a gasket aviat=
ion stuff - liquid sealant in a tin ...</div><div>Is this a common issue - =
maybe a new plug ?</div><div>
Ideas please and your collective wisdom appreciated.<br></div><div>rg<br>
</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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