Originally Posted By: spasm3
I sprayed the bolts an i thought i would give them each a tap in each direction and let them soak. They started moving easily with the ball peen hammer taps. I intended to just tap them, respray and tap them again tomorrow. They all came free!!
I am not touching the fill bolt, it only has 1/2 of the original square remaining. Too much work and risk of getting junk in the axle if it breaks.
I ordered the G2 cover, a felpro gasket and a tube of permatex 81182 gear oil gasket maker, just to have a tiny bit to hold the gasket on the cover.
Even though i have wrenched on my own vehicles for 30 years, this is the first one that i have had to deal with rust. None of my other cars ever have rust like this. ( It was on the beach and towed a boat in and out of salt water boat ramps by the previous owner).
I appreciate the advice, i don't know how you guys deal with all that rust up north. Rusty bolts and fasteners are intimidating if you have never had to deal with them before.
Thanks again!
Thankfully I do not live in the rust belt . So I am not personally familiar with that degree of rust .
I have watched youtube videos of people having to replace the diff cover when it started leaking ! :-(
Looking at the photos , my guess is you may not be too far from that happening to you . Glad you are replacing it . I would use new bolts , maybe even stainless ?
When you start back together with it , I would use the Permatex on the cover & not on the diff housing . If you ever have to take it appart , it may make it easer to get off . And I had rather do my gasket scraping , not bent over under the vehicle .
Best of luck to you !