I should put a caveat to that - for side shifter gearboxes, you should
definitely permatex the gaskets. Those paper gaskets are quite thin and
prone to leaking. I would not, however, do it on the diff pumpkin.
Again... it will only leak if the pumpkin is coming loose.
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com> wrote:
> Jonas -
>
> Generally speaking for thin paper gaskets that fit between larger flat
> surfaces (like the rear axle hub gasket) should be, in fact, mounted without
> Permatex.
>
> The whole idea of the paper gaskets is they typically only start leaking
> when the pieces come apart. This is supposed to warn you to tighten things
> up again. If you put Permatex on there, it will mask your early warning
> sign that your bits (like hubs) are coming loose.
>
> If find that proper sized (ie. THIN) paper gaskets rarely if ever leak.
>
> Alan
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 7:21 AM, Jonas Payne <JPayne at thorcon.net> wrote:
>
>> Have always dressed my paper gaskets with permatex
>>
>> Is this necessary or should the gasket be used "dry"
>>
>> Jonas
>>
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