Left Front Spring Shackle Interfering With Diff Cover?
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Left Front Spring Shackle Interfering With Diff Cover?
Hi all,
I recently installed front and rear Mag-Hytek diff covers and the front had a small leak. I thought I had gouged the housing during removal of the factory cover, so I set aside time to remove the Mag-Hytek and repair the housing. I just removed the new cover and upon inspection, there is no gouge. There is a slight scratch, but not in the area of the leak.
Upon further inspection it appears as though the o-ring wasn't properly sealing. There is a slight rust coloring where the o-ring was seated against the housing, running from where the left lower spring shackle touches the diff housing, to the bottom of the housing. The rest of the o-ring route looks clear (no rusty coloring where the o-ring was seated).
Is it possible that the spring shackle is too close to the diff, causing the new cover to not be able to seal properly? (The truck had a lift on it when I bought it. When I installed the Bilsteins, I noted that the old shocks were installed very "amateurish", so I suppose it's possible the springs were as well.)
Help?
Thanks,
Chris
I recently installed front and rear Mag-Hytek diff covers and the front had a small leak. I thought I had gouged the housing during removal of the factory cover, so I set aside time to remove the Mag-Hytek and repair the housing. I just removed the new cover and upon inspection, there is no gouge. There is a slight scratch, but not in the area of the leak.
Upon further inspection it appears as though the o-ring wasn't properly sealing. There is a slight rust coloring where the o-ring was seated against the housing, running from where the left lower spring shackle touches the diff housing, to the bottom of the housing. The rest of the o-ring route looks clear (no rusty coloring where the o-ring was seated).
Is it possible that the spring shackle is too close to the diff, causing the new cover to not be able to seal properly? (The truck had a lift on it when I bought it. When I installed the Bilsteins, I noted that the old shocks were installed very "amateurish", so I suppose it's possible the springs were as well.)
Help?
Thanks,
Chris
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In my search to replace my front diff cover. I have seen aftermarket covers to touch or come very close to touching that shackle. I have seen people grind part of the cover off to give more space.
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If I lay the cover on my granite countertop, it will rock slightly. The lower cover corner that lifts corresponds to the area of the leak and also corresponds to the section of the o-ring that was discolored. I'm thinking an uneven surface...??
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X2 sounds like the cover is bent and should be perfectly flat unless u have a slight hump on ur counter lol
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I'm not going to say my countertop is certified true, but I tried the cover in three different locations and it still rocked as if having high spot. I have another cover inbound for tomorrow, so we'll see.
I've cleaned and scuffed the diff housing again and really can't see anything I would suspect of leaking.
I'll check the new cover tomorrow on the counter and see what happens.
Chris
I've cleaned and scuffed the diff housing again and really can't see anything I would suspect of leaking.
I'll check the new cover tomorrow on the counter and see what happens.
Chris
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Got the new cover in today. Comparing them back to back on various areas of my granite countertop again, the new cover was definitely flatter than the old. I installed it, biasing the torque down to the lower half. We'll see how it turns out...
Chris
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Hope it's all fixed. Sucks having to redo stuff over when it wasn't even ur fault
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