justin_o_guy2
Serious Thumper
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What happened?
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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How long is the crack? Is it on just one side?
One thing is certain, youre gonna need that motor on the bench to either fix it or have it welded. IF you decide youre willing to go with JB weld, then youve got to find the end of the crack & drill a small hole to give the crack a radius to relieve stress & stop the crack from growing, If you go that way, then before you run a bit in, locate a brass rod just 1/2 a thousandths bigger, run some grooves in it going around, run the plug in to open the crack, press the JB weld into the crack ( that has been Thoroughly cleaned by squirting Berrymans thru it, juice up the brass rod, gently, OHH gently, tap it in,,
Wait,, DRY Run,, Tap that rod in,, pull the plug & make sure the crack closes.. If not, stick the rod in a drill & spin it in sand paper,, play with it till ya get it fitting snug but not holding the crack open, Then apply the JB weld. Id expect that to work, but the cost of having it welded up coupled with knowing its NOt a JB weld repair wopuld likely be the option Id choose,, Unless I just didnt have the $$$.. I think JB would do it,,Especially if you have a plave you could fashion a plate to go across the crack & JB that on,,
How Thick is the case at that point guys? Its down low,, so maybe they left it kinda heavy, to keep stuff from bustin it,,
Someone had a counterweight go thru some years ago,, Ill bet that allowed for a visual on case thickness,,
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