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Old 09-25-2016, 12:52 PM
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Piece of plastic in diff

Hey guys, I have a problem. I drained the rear diff, and out rtv on it and started filling it up. I added additive and fluid and then a little maybe inch and a half, two inch piece of plastic hosing I was using to feed in the fluid fell in the diff. Do I ignore it and keep going or take it all back apart and start from scratch. It's a Borg Warner 9 bolt if that helps.
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Re: Piece of plastic in diff

I would start over,it don't belong in there
Old 09-25-2016, 01:09 PM
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Re: Piece of plastic in diff

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I would start over,it don't belong in there
So if I take the diff cover off can I reuse the rtv gasket or do I have to scrape it off
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Re: Piece of plastic in diff

Doesn't matter. It'll get ground up and dissolved in the fluid.
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No,scrap it off and start over.
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Start over.
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