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

[Paul Tegler]

blue thread lock would seal, but is not heat stable.
Clean the threads and a smear of RED RTV will seal the threads and can 
be broken loose readily at a later date


On 7/10/2023 6:10 PM, Joel Justin wrote:
> 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 gearbox  to address an issue with it, I discovered the 
> rear main seal area was 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 Aviation Form-A-Gasket. Apparently that's 
> not an adequate sealer doe this application. 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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