Subject: [TR] Best Rear Oil Gallery Plug Sealing...

From: Joel Justin <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2023 22:10:20 +0000

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I've always had a small oil leak (haven't we all!) from the back of my TR4 =
block. I always assumed it was the rear main seal. But after removing my ge=
arbox  to address an issue with it, I discovered the rear main seal area wa=
s bone dry, but instead the lead was coming from the rear oil gallery plug.=
 It's a threaded aluminum plug that I've always sealed with Permatex Aviati=
on Form-A-Gasket. Apparently that's not an adequate sealer doe this applica=
tion. What have people found that works? I don't want a thread locker seal =
solution as I do want the ability to remove this seal later if needed.

Thanks, Joel...

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I've always had a small oil leak (haven't we all!) from the back of my TR4 =
block. I always assumed it was the rear main seal. But after removing my ge=
arbox&nbsp; to address an issue with it, I discovered the rear main seal ar=
ea was bone dry, but instead the lead
 was coming from the rear oil gallery plug. It's a threaded aluminum plug t=
hat I've always sealed with Permatex Aviation Form-A-Gasket. Apparently tha=
t's not an adequate sealer doe this application. What have people found tha=
t works? I don't want a thread locker
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