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Old Sep 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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Old Sep 25, 2016 | 01:03 PM
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Re: Piece of plastic in diff
I would start over,it don't belong in there
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Old Sep 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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Old Sep 25, 2016 | 02:30 PM
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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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Old Sep 25, 2016 | 02:33 PM
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No,scrap it off and start over.
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Old Sep 25, 2016 | 08:21 PM
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Re: Piece of plastic in diff
Start over.
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