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cool.. so ---- welding it.. gonna give it till tomorrow to drain out well.. then clean it up good and jb weld..

any tips?

 

Well the leak isnt that large nor does the crack sound like anything serious this is where jb weld was made for. Just clean the outside really well and sand down where the crack is and around.


Use real jb weld not jb quik. if you wanted to get real fancy after the first layer of jb weld dries layer on a couple sheets of alumium foil to add to the thickness and mold it to the transmission



Then more jb weld and let it cure. I have fixed muflers with that technique and the pressure never blew it out. The foil is uber ganagster and proably free in the kitchen.

 

sounds like jb weld it is.. but just gotta add that welding the crack for me would be just as easy as using jb weld..

jb weld is like 8 bucks sanding paper is like 2 bucks...

or toss the muffler shop 20 bucks to weld the crack..
either way is easy for me.. but if ya think they would yiled the same results then idk.. ---- it

 

Dude if welder will weld it up for 20 bucks go that route

 

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Welding it would suck. It will have to have the ends of the crack drilled, v-notch the crack and then get the oil off both sides and inside the crack itself. Otherwise the weld will be a nasty mess and will either leak or come back through pretty quickly. Dirty aluminum is the devil.

 

DUDE!!!!

do you have to vnotch it?

its gonna be sitting over night so it should be try by tomorrow...

and imma clean it up well..

now im afraid to have the dude weld it.. because i dont want to be going back for a 2nd time!

im selling the car!!!

is jb weld going to b e any easier than welding it why do you need to vnotch it?

haha now im afraid to have it welded.. ah well looks like its gonna be jb weld

 

well.. ive come to the conclusion of trying jb weld/aluminum foil first.. if that doesnt work out i can break off the jb weld with a small chisel and have a shot at welding it.. if that fails then im removing the tranny and gonna have a go at welding from inside and out.. and if that fails ill have a go at finding myself a new tranny case...

yay for buktastic luck

 

come to think of it.. i dont think the exhaust shop has anything to weld aluminum...

will it still be ok

hes a pretty good welder.. he fabs up ladder bars all the time and works good at routing/welding exhausts.. so idk..

---- I HATE IT WHEN I CANT MAKE UP MY MIND...

will a regular welder work fine

will the welds break from vibration?

will jb weld break from vibration

 

90% of muffler shops dont touch Aluminum