Rear axle cork piece question

[emmado22]

All,

I plan on redoing my bearings/seals/brakes on the rear axles this weekend. Is it a good idea to use some RTV on the cork piece to keep it in place and help keep the leaks under control?

 

[Recovry4x4]

Speaking only for myself, I use the silicone only.

 

[emmado22]

Ok, so your saying just use the RTV, and no cork? or use silicone sealer? Help me, Im not that smart....

 

[clinto]

Joel and I used silicone only on his.

I am doing all new brakes on mine in the fall and when I pull it apart, I am going to reassemble it with cork and RTV. Use the Perma-Seal UltraBlack.

 

[acetomatoco]

Wild Turkey Bourbon for the cork and you can use some non hardening silicone for the immobilizer and leak minimizer...

 

[yorkgulch2]

When I flipped my hubs recently I did not fine cork in and of the hubs and only one was leaking. I used silicone and new seals. No problems so far.

 

[Manstein]

I have made the cork wedge from a cork valve cover gasket I had left over. I have also just used silicone without any problems. When I originally pulled mine apart it had the cork wedges.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Wild Turkey for the cork!? I'd use it for the installer.

 

[No.2Diesel]

I did as Manstein described. Cork wedge from a valve cover gasket slathered in Blue RTV. No leaks.

 

[acetomatoco]

the cork is from the Wild Turkey Bottle... and after the bottle is MT you give the cork to John Tennis and he cuts wedges out of it...that is my experience... I only get to MT the bottle...

 

[jatonka]

And some mighty fine wedges they make! Keep sippin' Ace. See you at Northfield, July 13

 

[acetomatoco]

Bring my fuel tank!!! and I will have OHT.....containers etc tyvm