<VV> Differential Carrier Leak

[BBRT]

Bet it is cracked and that is why you can't seal it. Don't know how to fix 
it, though. We at BBRT only tell you it is broken.. LOL!

Chuck S
BBRT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrea Hager" <andreahager at comcast.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 8:18 PM
Subject: <VV> Differential Carrier Leak


A previous owner of our 65 Corvair 4 speed evidentially used a longer bolt 
than was speced to fasten to the rear strut rod bracket at the differential 
carrier.  This has resulted in a leak coming through the bolt hole that was 
punctured through the carrier.  We have tried at least four times to fix the 
resulting slow leak coming through the bolt or seaping from the bracket 
itself.  We have used gasket sealer and most recently ARP thread sealer. 
This tread sealer did stop it from seaping from the bolt head itself, 
however the fluid is now finding a way out between the carrier and the 
bracket itself.  We have tried to make sure that any transmission fluid was 
cleaned throughly off the hole threads, however that is difficult to do due 
to the bracket being in place against the carrier.  Has anyone out there run 
across this problem and been able to fix this type of leak?  We are at out 
wits end!  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.  Andrea Hager