Differential Cover Gasket LLR-D044 Replacement for Dana 44

This is not real Lube Locker, this is an imitation. Received it in a plastic bag, no protective box. Received with bends and kinks that I feel may affect the seal when installed so returning.

I have used this brand before with leak-free results, not a single dap of RTV req'd. Note - this will NOT fit if you have the heavy duty Dana 44. I made this mistake - not quite sure how you know you have the HD, since I figured it out by mistake I never bothered to look up how to identify. The PN for the HD is LLR-D044-HD. My application is a 2004 Grand Cherokee, QuadraTrac II, NV247, VariLoc, 3.73.Order with confidence, just make sure you are ordering the right one!

I have used these on every jeep I've owned! They never leak a drop, and they are so much easier than using RTV.PRO TIP: Be sure to scrape all the old RTV off the diff (I start with a bare box cutter razor blade). I then file down any share edges and cleaned the edges with brake cleaner to make sure there was no oil/contamination. Bolt everything back up in a star formation being sure to torque the cover evenly.

So far, so good.Not sure why people are expecting a Lubelocker when this wasn’t being sold as such. Anyway, looks to be of good quality and install was a snap. Suggest you snug the bolts first, then torque to half the OEM recommended spec in a star pattern, and finally another round at full OEM torque specs in a star pattern.

Did not come with instructions. Packaging was not like the packaging that came with the last Lubelocker I bought direct from LubeLocker. They look about the same, its hard to tell as the one I bought direct was for a different size and style. I would not buy these again.

I read the directions and have installed a couple of these so far. The main thing is to be using a torque wrench and follow the exact twerking procedure for each boat in the sequence. Even by doing so and on several applications the differentials eventually begin to leak in little as a month. Frustrating to have to do the same job twice. Unfortunately it's a great idea but not worth the aggravation and loss in time.

Arrived in a bag, badly creased, would probably leak. Returned. This is not a lube locker. Very deceptively, they use the exact same part number as lube locker. Tricked me into buying them. Very deceptive. This is junk anyhow. Felpro works perfectly, and only $6. Lesson learned.

After watching several how-to videos, I learned I didn't need to buy this product at all. When installing it would have been easier not to have this seal. Found out Mechanics don't even use them. They use a seal that is applied the same way car manufactures apply in a paste form. Nothing wrong with this seal, but without another applied seal, it may leak. It might not leak, but I don't want to find out the hard way.

It's a metal core gasket, so it can be straightened but I don't know if it's going to work properly, it seems quite fragile.