Did I do something stupid?
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If the plastic works, and if its clear, all the better because it would be nice to see how long it takes the mixture to separate. Ive been told it doesn't take long.
I know acetone dissolves stuff like Styrofoam, but not sure about whatever plastic a spray bottle is made of.
https://www.millerplastics.com/how-...cs, we've,guess the chemical resistance chart.
I disagree
. I've beaten the crap out of my front diff cover on rocks and it doesn't leak. The other people I wheel with got one leak and threw their arms up in the air and gave up 
.I broke a front ring gear on the trail and had to pull the broken teeth out so it wouldn't lock up while driving home. Lubelocker was a nice off and back on with no RTV mess.
Everyone's experience will be different, but I'm in my diffs at least twice a year if not more. The lubelocker has been nice.
The other thing to remember is that a lubelocker isn't designed to be a permanent replacement. They can need to be replaced after multiple uses. I've been using my rear lubelocker for many years.
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I disagree
I broke a front ring gear on the trail and to pull the broken teeth out so it wouldn't lock up while driving home. Lubelocker was a nice off and back on with no RTV mess.
Everyone's experience will be different, but I'm in my diffs at least twice a year if not more. The lubelocker has been nice.
The other thing to remember is that a lubelocker isn't designed to be a permanent replacement. The can need to be replaced after multiple uses. I've been using my rear lubelocker for many years.
I too am in my diff's one or twice a year and can definitely see the usefulness of such a gasket. It would probably be a good idea for me to keep one handy in the tool bag as cheap insurance.
I will say that I've never used a gasket though and was taught by my dad to always use RTV. So I've never had one fail on me and am only going one the advice of others. Though I've never had RTV fail either.
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RTV fails very infrequently and is a solid choice. I just hate spending time cleaning the cover and diff face. The other thing is that a lubelocker doesn't need to dry.
RTV fails very infrequently and is a solid choice. I just hate spending time cleaning the cover and diff face. The other thing is that a lubelocker doesn't need to dry.
That seems like why a lot of people prefer RTV. People are used to it and it was pretty standard for a long time. That's one of the nice things about having almost no mechanical experience and not being taught anything mechanical growing up. I just have zero preference for anything, just whatever works best.
Oh yeah forgot to add that. I forget some people manage to tow things with a TJ.
When that happened to me on the wrecked TJ I loosened the body mount bolts on that side and lifted it off the frame just a little bit to where I could get a pair of vise grips on the top side to get it out… if you’re putting an inch and a quarter body lift on it you’ll have plenty a room to reach it…
My guess is some idiot used a powerful impact to put those on and off a few times until they fatigued to the point of failure. When you get them out I'd replace them all. If you find any other ultratorqued bolts on the jeep i wold replace those too...
That would make sense. My cousin who I bought it from kept very good care of it and and kept up on all the maintenance, but always took it to shops. I'll have to check the service records he kept to see who did it last and when.
On the pumpkin? A powerful impact would spin the bolts long before it over stretched them.
Exactly. Acetone in plastics like HDPE and LDPE is good to go but if you put it in PET, which is another common polyethylene formulation, not so much. Other plastics may or may not be subject to attack. Most people have no idea what their dollar and grocery store spray bottles are made of so its just easier to recommend metal.
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I don't spray my 50/50 mix, I just dab it on with a Q-tip. Goes where I want, as much as I want, with no overspray. This stuff is hard on paint, so I try to limit it to the particular bolts I'm working on.
Yes, they can work. It all depends if it's corrosion holding the bolt or just from some DA over tightening last time they were installed.
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