RL diff cover , strange leak

EOD-KJ · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:33 pm

its not RL's fault or anything, marty its a great product.....

just a question...... i finally got aroudn to installing it 2 days ago....and i filled it up and noticed it was leaking a bit...i drove a few hundred miles and was aggrivated it was still leaking ...

so i took it off, thinking maybe not enough RTV to seal it up....and i cleaned and reapplied more RTV to hopefully get a better bead....and i even added a few ounces of some engine oil stop leak

well that was last night, and now today it is dripping from the same area....

i took a few pics, whats weird is....it looks like it is dripping from where the weld is on the bottom portion of the cover

does anyone have any suggestions or insight to this?....i dont want to constantly deal with a dripping cover.....

the red arrows are where it is coming from...please help!

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:55 pm

EOD,

Is it leaking right there at those two spots or is the fluid sliding down from the weld seams from another spot and dripping right there? Could it be from the bolts?

I am getting ready to paint mine and have mine installed soon and don't want any issues with mine if it is a common thing.

Have you emailed/called Marty?

EOD-KJ · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:06 pm

havent spoken to marty yet.....i dont know where its leaking from....im almost positive its NOT the bolts - nothing is really coming from them, and i also put some thread sealer on the threads

i dont know if its leaking from somewhere and dripping down - or dripping from the corner of the welds

but im going with the weld problem, only because to me it seems its from there

i have a enough RTV on it i know htat...so im not sure whats up...or if there is a way to fix it without rewelding....hopefully it seals up on its own

2006KJSPORT4x4 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:26 pm

could be a breach where the edge of the weld meets the cover...essentially there is a small gap b/w the weld and the cover thus allowing fluid to leak through it...if you happen to take it off again clean it up really good and try to force air through that area and see if you can feel some going through that area of the cover....it might just need a bit more welding there to cover it up...that is if that is the case at all....

broncsrule · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:26 pm

Mine leaked from the same exact spots. I finally got mine sent off UPS yesturday. Marty said he will fix the welds.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:30 pm

Just remember everyone that Rock Lizard does not make these covers,another company does and he just got a really good deal for us.So nobody blame him,he will fix them but is not selling them anymore because of problems like this.

EOD-KJ · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:33 pm

right ...thats why i said that in my first post that its not against marty or anything

problem is my stock cover is cracked, so i might be down a day or two then to get the weld fixed...i REALLY dont want to deal with taking it off again, oh well i guess i have to

2006KJSPORT4x4 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:38 pm

Check this out, unixxx has a cover for sale since he upgraded...might send him a PM and see if you can get it from him if it is still for sale...

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... hp?t=17928

broncsrule · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:39 pm

I totally agree! If I had a welder and the skills to do this myself I would not even bother him with it. But have neither.

On a side note, I did an inspection after my last wheelin trip, and my stock cover is pealed back at one of the corners. It is not leaking but I am surprised. If the other cover was on there, I'm sure it wouldn't have bent.

EOD-KJ · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:39 pm

ooooh i have a quick idea...dont know if this will work

whatttttt if i jack it up so the fluid isnt really pushing out that spot , ya know gravity flowing the other way

and try to jbweld those spots closed on the outside of the cover?

hmmm....probaby not the best idea, but what od you think? anyone?

EOD-KJ · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:40 pm

broncsrule wrote:

I totally agree! If I had a welder and the skills to do this myself I would not even bother him with it. But have neither.

On a side note, I did an inspection after my last wheelin trip, and my stock cover is pealed back at one of the corners. It is not leaking but I am surprised. If the other cover was on there, I'm sure it wouldn't have bent.

i have no problem sending it out to marty....but im in hawaii, and shipping / turn around is stupid to send it back out

so ill try to fix it here...

product is great though, this is the only problem i have encountered with it

2006KJSPORT4x4 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:41 pm

could be an easy quick fix....get it really clean first and then wam splat...jbweld on there quick....i don't see anything wrong with that...temporary of course until you get time to really get it worked on, then again i'm not sure how well the jbweld stuff will hold for long periods of time so it could be a permanent fix....

EOD-KJ · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:42 pm

2006KJSPORT4x4 wrote:

could be an esay quick fix....get it really lean first and then wam splat...jbweld on there quick....i don't see anything wrong with that...

yeah im gonna do that...just dont know if it will present a problem since it might leak when trying to dry....maybe ill drain it A-Friggin-GAIN first

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:47 pm

Just leave it jacked up while the JB weld dries(could also park it on a hill with the nose down). Would probably be best to do it after the Jeep has been sitting for awhile so that the fluid is cool and thick. :wink:

EOD-KJ · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:57 pm

cool well...im finishing a movie, so ill let it drip a bit more outside, and then go get some jbweld

ill let you all know how it goes

but i think from now on, IF ANYONE HAS THIS COVER UNINSTALLED, GO WELD IT FIRST!

renegadekj · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:59 pm

Go with the JB weld ... i swear by that stuff, had it on a engine side plate of my Motorcross bike and it lasted through some bad crashes! Its worth a try for now until you can get some spot welding done

EOD-KJ · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:17 pm

well jb weld is on and drying now.....gonna check in an hour or two...see if its leaking anymore....

ill add another "layer" while im at it too

BVCRD · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:03 pm

EOD-KJ wrote:

well jb weld is on and drying now.....gonna check in an hour or two...see if its leaking anymore....

ill add another "layer" while im at it too

You would have had to redo the seal, but you could have put it on the INSIDE for a more permanent seal. I used in bush Alaska on a water pump that was wearing away from electrolisis, and it lasted better than the aluminum housing.

EOD-KJ · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:23 pm

well i put it on the outside...i COULD have done on the inside, but well, i didnt want to take it off for the 3rd time in 3 day haha, next time i will have it spot welded

but the jb weld did the trick so far..... it is leaking where the arrows are on my pictures, on the corner there is a small notch where the 3 plates meet and you can actually stick a fingernail in a "gap" that is created, im sure right there is where the seal wasnt formed properly and is slowly leaking out

a tiny tiny piece i missed but retouched just now, so ill give it a few days test and see if it will stya put

Maximum Carnage · **Posted:** Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:31 pm

I have yet to install mine & I hope I don't come across this problem. If I get have a similar problem with mine (knock on wood) I'll probably take it to a local shop to have them fix it. It won't be more than a few bucks.
Rock Lizards products are great; Marty did make sure that we were all aware that these are not his. He put his name and reputation out there for us and we got a great deal. Hopefully no one else jumps in with the same weld problems.

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