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I'm having the same problem Don (well, I've always had it, but it's
gotten worse). Years ago, when I had the gearbox/OD out I'd
carefully flat-filed the O/D, as there was some roughness to it, and
it seemed to help. But, after the latest intervention the dripping
increased. I tried a new gasket and a sealer that's worked well for
me in other places--Permatex Seal&Lock--and still get some
drips. I can't say for sure, since I don't have one of the old
gaskets, but I think the newer ones offered are thinner around the
perimeter (not thickness, the width of the 'rim' of the gasket; i.e.
OD minus ID). That could be part of the problem, plus those fiber
washers, used elsewhere, are always tricky to get a good seal (S.U.
went from the fiber gaskets to O-rings on their fuel pumps--you
don't suppose?). Soaking with a light oil before installing helps; I
don't recall if I did that last attempt. <br>
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I have a 'correct tool' as well, but it's still hard to get a lot of
torque on the brass nut in situ. Back in the day, I'd take a drift
and a 2-lb hammer to it, but since getting a new plug I'm loathe to
do that (but in desperation I might try it). Another alternative
would be to forgo the gasket and just use the sealant, which worked
well to seal a mis-sized plug on an 'uprated' water pump (thanks
Steve K.). But, it could be that that sealant may not work as well
on an oily surface (hard to get all oil off the hole as it keeps
dripping for days). <br>
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Bob<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/28/2024 6:45 AM, Don via Healeys
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Good morning all
Two days ago I installed a new washer on the large brass drain plug on the 67 BJ8 . Filled the transmission up . Looked at it in the morning and it had drips on the bottom of the plug . So I used the correct tool and tried to tighten it up . Then this morning looked again and there was those drips. When I installed it the surface didn’t look gouged or anything. So what’s the fix to stop the drips ? Remove the big brass plug , get a new gasket for it , apply some kind of gasket sealer on the gasket, reinstall it and tighten as needed? Maybe add two gaskets ?
Thanks as always, Don
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