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9.3 rear gasket?
Anyone here know if Pontiac originally used a gasket on the chunk housing? I guessing yes.
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They did and our sponsor has them. Part PR524C $6.50 in the full size catalog. But you can get away without one using your choice of appropriate RTV.
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I’m just thinking I need to use one for spacing the center correctly for the axles
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I've removed and installed "chunks" a number of time bot with and without gaskets and having the axles go into them has never been an issue. I've not thought about until your post just now but they must fit up only one way or the horizontal ribs on the forward face are so obviously level when installing them that they just go in such that the axles line up. The only issue installing axles I've found is that when installing them into a posi sometimes you need a man on both sides of the car with crow bars laying across the lugs and you have to twist one side or the other to get the inner and outer splines lined up so the axle can slide all the way in.
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I used to work as a road service mechanic on construction equipment and this trick got plenty of units back to work when I just couldn't wait for the proper gasket. Down construction equipment costs a ton of money when laborers are waiting for you to get it back to work, could be thousands of dollars an hour of sitting around. I linked a You Tube video that shows how to perform it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL91...hannel=DIYChad I'm not against using RTV instead of a gasket, as there is enough slop in the splines to allow for the minor misalignment without a gasket, but with the process I linked to you can make your own in under 10 minutes, or less from cardboard you'd but in your trash. Cereal boxes have a wax covering, and make good gasket material in a pinch. Hope this may help you............... |
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Thanks guys!
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