Second guessing myself

i switched rear ends because of diff lock etc on a
ford 3000. The gasket that I bought was from new
holland and was a metal gasket from tranny to rear
end. I did not put any goober stuff on it. I haven't
added oil yet. Should I have used sealer? I
cleaned pretty well.
 
I think I used a sealant on mine that was resistant to gear oil when I had to replace the lower link pins for the lift arms.
 
"Cleaned it pretty well" may or may not be good enough no matter what. A 5 gallon pail of tiger snot won't make up for poor mating surface prep.
 
I will clarify my response. Surfaces were clean with no residual gaskets at all. My fear is that the new metal gasket from new holland would require a sealant to be put on. If the surfaces are clean is the gasket adequate without sealant?
 

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