Re: mopar 8 3/4 reinforced housing gasket
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x2 and what would be the reasoning for it? add toe out?
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Re: mopar 8 3/4 reinforced housing gasket
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Never heard of it and never an issues w/the thick paper gasket and just a swipe of hi-temp black..............
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Re: mopar 8 3/4 reinforced housing gasket
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Never heard of it and never an issues w/the thick paper gasket and just a swipe of hi-temp black.............. same here
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Re: mopar 8 3/4 reinforced housing gasket
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Jim Cox used to sell a reusable gasket for the 8-3/4, but it was a foamy material. I used one for awhile, but I normally just use grey silicone.
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Re: mopar 8 3/4 reinforced housing gasket
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I just put a bead of Mopar black silicone around the whole thing(around the studs and all).. let it set for a little bit then put the pig in place and tighten the nuts with my fingers but try to make it look even all around... then a few hours later tighten them down... it dont leak... been doing that for years and all I use is 8 3/4 and now a 9" also... on the 9" I put a bead of the same stuff and put the gasket on.. another bead and let it set then put the pig on and snugged with my finger as normal then later tighten it up... its dry as a bone on the 9" also
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Re: mopar 8 3/4 reinforced housing gasket
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'bout time there's something re-usable on the market. I've been thinking about having a bunch of gaskets watercut from something tearresistant and durable, but till now always resorted to using silicon liquidgasket. But the amount og time required to clean/degrease and apply the RTV and final torquing later on, could be well spend on other things. x2 and what would be the reasoning for it? add toe out? Not if you install the optional axle-shaft U-joint couplers ofcourse...
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Re: mopar 8 3/4 reinforced housing gasket
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That's my thinking too. This all came up when my buddy was at the track and broke a ring gear on his 9". He had it fixed between rounds. With the 8 3/4 prone it would be nice to have a quick way to fix it. You carry a spare ring & pinion in your race box?
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Re: mopar 8 3/4 reinforced housing gasket
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I have helped 2 of my buddies change 8-3/4 pigs at the track. Took less than an hour each time. Yes, they carried spare pigs, and both were one broken tooth out of the ring gear.
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Re: mopar 8 3/4 reinforced housing gasket
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That's my thinking too. This all came up when my buddy was at the track and broke a ring gear on his 9". He had it fixed between rounds. With the 8 3/4 prone it would be nice to have a quick way to fix it. You carry a spare ring & pinion in your race box? Doesn't everyone with an 8 3/4? lol
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Re: mopar 8 3/4 reinforced housing gasket
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That's my thinking too. This all came up when my buddy was at the track and broke a ring gear on his 9". He had it fixed between rounds. With the 8 3/4 prone it would be nice to have a quick way to fix it. You carry a spare ring & pinion in your race box? Doesn't everyone with an 8 3/4? lol i thrashed my 8 3/4 in my 'cuda for a decade. when it finally broke a cap i did this. the Mark Williams fix hadn't been invented then. as yet i haven't had a failure since. a cap for a cap.
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Re: mopar 8 3/4 reinforced housing gasket
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I've always just used silicone w/ no gasket on 8.75 Mopars and 9" fords.
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