best way to remove old gasket

[TC4x4]

I took my diff cover off to service the diff, just change out the fluid and putting a new seal on, so what is the best way to remove old digg gasket, it is not the rubbery kind, but the paper kind, it is pretty hardened on there, i have been using a wire brush on a drill but that is taking forever.

 

[onetonbb74]

90 degree die grinder with the gasket remover pad on it, should take 30 seconds and not take off any metal. Or you can use a special gasket scraper that looks like a skrew driver but has a 1" wide blade on the end. Or a paint scraper with a razor blade on the end, but those are dangerous and the blade tends to break often.

 

[Can Can]

I use a good old gasket scraper(a razor blade inserted in a handle) and a wire brush to get the residue off. In the future, using black Permatex instead of a gasket will eliminate some of the frustration of servicing your diffs.

Does anybody know if they make a reusable gasket for older vehicles? The gasket on my 07 Ram can be used over and over again- it's a rubber gasket with a steel ring built into it. Someone must have incorporated this technology into aftermarket diff gaskets for K5s........

 

[gone huntin]

http://www.lubelocker.com/

 

[dhcomp]

http://www.lubelocker.com/

Wow, those look like they rock. I have a similar gasket on my 4l80e, and it rocks!

Too bad they don't have a gasket for the 14sf. Is that 8.5" gasket for the 10 bolt, front/rear?

I'd be all over these. I HATE scraping and applying rtv.