Diff covers

Gecko12 said:

My rear differential has been dripping occasionally for awhile now. Knowing I need to replace the gasket I might as well throw a new diff cover on at the same time.

I have a 2012 Jeep JK 2 door with RK 2.5 (netted 3.5+) and a stock track bar with RK trackbar relocation bracket.

I'm looking for one that clears the stock trackball without modification.
Amy ideas??

Also what are everyone's opinion about using lube lockers vs RTV?

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Gecko12 said:

Rear diff cover.

I have a RK front trackbar so clearance won't be an issue in the front.

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OverlanderJK said:

With a raised track bar bracket most covers should fit I believe.

Go with RTV. I have a lube locker on my front and have to torque the bolts about once a week.

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JeepinLife said:

I have always used "the right stuff" by permetax. Have never had a leak on any of the diffs I used it on.

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cozdude said:

The rear is fixable by just grinding down the lip of the cover a bit so it's less than the housing. This will help keeping it from leaking in the future.

As far as sealer goes get the "Right stuff" by permatex

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wayoflife said:

This ^^^



And this ^^^
The Right Stuff is what I would recommend using as well.

Also, you can always grind the edge of your diff cover so that it sits above the base of your diff housing. That will prevent it getting caught in the future and cause a leak.

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wayoflife said:

This ^^^



And this ^^^
The Right Stuff is what I would recommend using as well.

Also, you can always grind the edge of your diff cover so that it sits above the base of your diff housing. That will prevent it getting caught in the future and cause a leak.

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Peak said:

The right stuff comes in a grey and black, which one do you use Eddie?

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wayoflife said:

I typically use black but haven't had any problems with grey when it was the only thing I could get in a pinch.

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