Gee!! I have just the opposite experience. I would much prefer to use just RTV
and I absoultly hate cork as a gasket material.
Funny you mention the dif cover gasket. I threw away the gasket that came with
the overhaul kit for the 8 1/4 I rebuilt for my Barracuda and just used RTV.
Dave Clement
99 SLT+ CC 4x4
In article <c60l0q$u59$1@bent.twistedbits.net>, jbattles@bankfinancial.com
("Josh Battles") writes:
>
>
> ""Mallett, Donald B"" <Donald.Mallett@BNSF.com> wrote in message
> >
> > Is there such a beast? Is RTV the only choice for these transmission? If
> > there is a gasket available any have the part number and from where.
>
> I hate RTV. I can never get a perfect seal with it. When I changed my diff
> fluid last time, I used some 1/8" cork sheet to make my own gasket. It
> hasn't leaked at all, and IMO is a great improvement over RTV. Plus,
> there's no scraping or time that you've got to wait to let it dry and it's
> easy to remove.
>
> Maybe you could try this route with your trans pan? When I did mine, I took
> the diff cover off and xeroxed it so that I'd get a nice outline of the
> mating surface. I then transferred the pattern onto my cork sheet and cut
> it out with scissors.
>
> --
> - Josh
> Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L
> www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html
> www.omg-stfu.com
>
>
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