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Mike GMC Enthusiast

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Agreed, that Banks cover will likely be the best on the market.  Too bad it's not available yet.

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Codman67 Enthusiast

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I wonder when it will be available I’ve been watching his YouTube channel can’t wait ?

HondaHawkGT Senior Enthusiast

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On 4/17/2019 at 11:35 AM, Codman67 said:

This new Banks rear diff cover looks promising this guy know his stuff

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Yeah it looks like he was cautious with how the cover would affect the way the oil is thrown around inside the housing. The video was interesting.

 

For those that haven't watched it:

 

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novapwr Enthusiast

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On 4/7/2019 at 3:46 AM, TXGREEK said:

 


It’s got a large drain with a large magnet

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Did your cover 40-2091MB come with the machined o-ring seal or the stock style gasket?  I've looked a bit at different sellers and some say gasket, some say machined o-ring. Then I saw the Banks piece! So maybe I'll wait.

TXGREEK Senior Enthusiast

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Did your cover 40-2091MB come with the machined o-ring seal or the stock style gasket?  I've looked a bit at different sellers and some say gasket, some say machined o-ring. Then I saw the Banks piece! So maybe I'll wait.


Don’t know what it came with, had mine professionally installed when I had my CST Lift done. They’re all the same, the G2’s look the same with fins etc. Banks has a reputation for lots of truck accessories, this is new to him but for the most part I LOVE MY G2! Good luck with your choice.


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On 5/4/2019 at 7:52 AM, novapwr said:

Did your cover 40-2091MB come with the machined o-ring seal or the stock style gasket?  I've looked a bit at different sellers and some say gasket, some say machined o-ring. Then I saw the Banks piece! So maybe I'll wait.

No O-rings comes with it, but does come with a felt like gasket. I decided when installing mine to buy a new OEM gasket and use that one instead

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7 hours ago, nate_0022 said:

No O-rings comes with it, but does come with a felt like gasket. I decided when installing mine to buy a new OEM gasket and use that one instead

Thank you for that info.

HeySkippyDog Senior Enthusiast

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The Banks cover is nice, but unless you're driving through deep water or a lot of mud, you don't have to change gear oil that often and you may as well save the money and just deal with taking the cover off.

I reused my OEM one, gasket and all and it doesn't leak.

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davester Senior Enthusiast

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You may wish to closely examine the bottom of your diff....when I bought my truck, I took off the rear cover to do it, then as part of wiping out the bottom of the diff (and after discovering it was no longer a G80 diff) I discovered the diff has a drain plug in the very bottom of it...

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