[TR] TR3 gearbox oil leak
Randall
TR3driver at ca.rr.com
Mon Nov 30 20:45:22 MST 2015
> If they used RTV as a sealant, the gear oil has caused it to
> fail and it
> will leak like a sieve.
Not all RTV is the same, some formulations are specifically designed to deal with gear oil.
http://www.permatex.com/products-2/product-categories/gasketing/gasket-makers/permatex-gear-oil-rtv-gasket-maker-detail
(Besides which, I was using VR1 at the time.)
However, I was not recommending buttering the outside with RTV as a permanent repair method, merely reporting what I did as a
temporary fix. I still dislike RTV for most applications, the new OD went together with Hylomar.
Randall
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