Any ideas on how to fix this?

[CGuava]

Or should i just get a new tranny?  Thanks in advance!



That's the back end of the tranny, just got my duals in, went to moab, started leaking, came back to find this.

Any help is greatly appreciated. 

Thanks,
Christian

PS:  I know about the wood, please....it's been a long day.

[Jared]

a good coat of JB WELD shouldnt hurt.....

[BigMike]

Jumped one to many dunes...

Good luck if you are going to repair that. I wouldn't want to.. and replacing the tail housing is a job.


BigMike

[WHITE_TRASH]

Beings you have decent access to the break Id clean it with brake clean then make a jig to hold the piece in place.  (think multiple c-clamps)  Id then drill it in at least 2 direction 1 hole going up the other going horizontal.  Then when I Jb'ed it Id have the pins in place to reinforce the break so hopefully it'll never come apart.

[84runner]

You can clean it up real well then V-goove it and weld it up with a couple passes.  I have done it before on cast aluminum parts. If it's done right it will hold up 

[BigMike]

You guys aren't serious are you? JB weld on structural housings? Joking right?

[WHITE_TRASH]

It sure beats duct tape!

[Jared]

I was actuallty gonna use duct tape...   

[yotaboy79]

where you at if you bring it to me ill be nice and tig it for you then grind it down flush and smothe or take it to a fab shop or somthin and have them do it

[Prismo]

where you at if you bring it to me ill be nice and tig it for you then grind it down flush and smothe or take it to a fab shop or somthin and have them do it

Welding would work. The tranny to transfer mating surface would have to be real close to true or it could break again.

[toyhatsu]

The last time that I was at a friends welding shop he had just bought a spool gun.  We took a cast aluminum electrical housing about 1/4" thick and cut it in half on the band saw.  He welded it back together with the spool gun, put the welded piece in a heavy bench vise and handed me a 10 lb. sledge.  I finally got it to break but not at the weld .  If it were me I would try the welding first.

[79coyotefrg]

if it were  here i would send you to Whisenhunt Welding,  he's been welding AL-U-MIN-EUM,
for over 15years  he welded a   caddy block once and i couldnt tell were the weld was after he was done finishing it


any reputable welding shop,  that can do TIG welding can fix you up but make sure they have experience with aluminum

[CGuava]

Are these places out west?  I'm over here in Denver so i'll have to try someone here, but thanks, i think i know just who to ask to TIG it for me.

Christian

[84runner]

Wire feed aluminum gun would work just fine too. Again , I wold go to a local college if you can't find anyone to do it and speak to the welding instructor 

[81Toy4x]

You guys aren't serious are you? JB weld on structural housings? Joking right?

BigMike, I don't think they were joking.  I have seen people use JB weld on engine blocks.  I have actually repaired a break on my transmission before with JB weld.  It might sound like a joke, but it works.  Guys have repaired the blocks of engines on huge farm tractors.  It's amazing stuff.

[84runner]

Ya but thats a more get you home fix than load it up and take it to the con

[BigMike]

I once JB welded a vaccumm solinoid's little plastic tube and the weight of the attached rubber vaccumm hose broke it off in about a week..

A solinoid like this one:


I havnt used JB for anything else though, so that makes me a bigot 

[Bazzi]

you shuld go to a proffesional  welder and see what his sugestion is  or replace it

[yotaboy79]

our boad had a big!!!!!!!!!!! crack in the block and jb weld fixed it

[Skinny_Pedal]

81toy4x what truck needed the jb weld fix?

[Hyena]

Crazy glue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[84runner]

Whats your location CGuava ? Are you in CA ?

[CGuava]

84Runner, i'm in Denver.

Christian

[84runner]

Hmm well thats a long way for me to go toweld that up 4 you

[79coyotefrg]

Crazy glue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh man 


yea 84runner is right,  a wire feed welder will do just as good as long as its has aluminum wire in it

[WHITE_TRASH]

And youll need at least stargon of not straight argon for it to work good.

[CGuava]

hehe, yeah that's true, it's a loooooong way, but thanks for the offer.

Christian