How long till I can fill my rear axle after using RTV

[Joey Stacks]

How long till I can fill the rear axle with fluid? It said tighten the bolts on the rear housing after one hour but how long till I can fill it up with gear fluid? The Sealant said 24 hours for full cure but do I need to wait that long? Im not using synthetic

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Put a continuous bead around the cover on the inside of the bolt holes, install the cover, tighten down the bolts and fill er up. Do it this way every day at work, never had a comeback, leak or problem.

 

[Joey Stacks]

Ok I was worried you had to wait to fill it up

 

[Hahnsb2]

I've had them leak sometimes if I fill them instantly, I like to wait 30 minutes or so..

 

[pdmustgt]

Put the cover on and fill it up you be ok. It will only leak if you didn't clean the surfaces off or the cover is warped that bad. Believe me I do this for a living. To be truthful for the silicone to completely cure between the 2 surfaces would be more than 24 hours. If you ever seen how the factory on how they do it (I have seen it) they stuff it together and put the oil in.