Prepping an 8 3/4 Rear End...

Someone put a pipe plug in the bottom of mine before I bought it. The plug leaks. I'm not real happy about it - I'll try putting some more teflon tape on it (am going to change the oil again anyway). If I pull the pig, I'd rather change it to a plug similar to the one on an oil pan - probably build a nice flat section with weld and then seal it with a copper crush washer. That would work a lot nicer.

Gear oil can eat Teflon overtime. You might try a silicone designed for gear oil. I forget exactly what its called but auto parts stores sell it. Its called permablack or something to that effect. It'll say for gear oils on it.