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RTV or JB Weld for T-case Yoke? #153694 January 01, 2006 08:09 pm UTC January 01, 2006 08:09 pm UTC
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,754 London Shaun MacLary OP Serious Member
Shaun MacLary OP Serious Member Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,754 London	Jus tre-read the t-case yoke fix VFAQ, and it says to use RTV. I swear i've read one somewhere that says to use JB weld. Which should I use?

Re: RTV or JB Weld for T-case Yoke? #153695 January 01, 2006 08:10 pm UTC January 01, 2006 08:10 pm UTC
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,857 Oakville, ON Nigel Smith Insane Member
Nigel Smith Insane Member Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,857 Oakville, ON	JB KWIK, dries in less than 10 minutes. Past 1992 Tsi AWD 1992 Tsi 14.30@100 Stock w/ MAF-T 1992 Tsi AWD 13.03@105 1.71 60' 1991 Tsi AWD

Re: RTV or JB Weld for T-case Yoke? #153696 January 01, 2006 09:50 pm UTC January 01, 2006 09:50 pm UTC
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,754 London Shaun MacLary OP Serious Member
Shaun MacLary OP Serious Member Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,754 London	Quote Originally posted by nigel smith: JB KWIK, dries in less than 10 minutes. don't have any kwik, just have regular stuff. I'll be doing it shortly and installing it tommorrow, so it will have plenty of time to set.

Re: RTV or JB Weld for T-case Yoke? #153697 January 01, 2006 11:43 pm UTC January 01, 2006 11:43 pm UTC
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 395 Ottawa M Matt Tremblay Serious Member
Matt Tremblay Serious Member M Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 395 Ottawa	JB weld for sure dude. That stuff is what is holding my car together. 2.3 Is on the Way, The day I kill A Vette, I'll have my way.

Re: RTV or JB Weld for T-case Yoke? #153698 January 02, 2006 03:54 am UTC January 02, 2006 03:54 am UTC
Joined: Jan 1970 Posts: 4,971 Beamsville, Ont, Canada Steve Kinnaird Senior Member, with Far TOO Much Time on Their Hands
Steve Kinnaird Senior Member, with Far TOO Much Time on Their Hands Joined: Jan 1970 Posts: 4,971 Beamsville, Ont, Canada	I used RTV on the inside of the yoke, and JB on the outside. I'm not sure I'd want to use JB on the inside of the yoke. You'll either weld the yolk onto the TC output shaft, or get a glob in the splines, and it won't slide on. Now, I'll have all kinds of time to talk about DSMs, because I won't be busy fixing mine!

Re: RTV or JB Weld for T-case Yoke? #153699 January 02, 2006 05:45 pm UTC January 02, 2006 05:45 pm UTC
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,178 Hamilton A Amin Ahmadi Insane Member
Amin Ahmadi Insane Member A Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,178 Hamilton	As steve said, I just did mine with the Xcase in the car, for the outside I used JB Weld. I also reinforced it with a layer of sheet metal on top of the glue .

Re: RTV or JB Weld for T-case Yoke? #153700 January 05, 2006 02:21 am UTC January 05, 2006 02:21 am UTC
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,004 Portland, OR toddmeunier Serious Member
toddmeunier Serious Member Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,004 Portland, OR	RTV on the inside only for me and holding for 4 years. Just make sure it is cleaned well with degreaser so it will seal well. 90 Talon 10.089 @ 139.34 Mastah-tuned TPG + Meth

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