I can be reached at my welding shop to answer any questions you may still have. If a welding shop gives you an inflated labor rate, or claims it will take hours to repair a simple crack, chances are they are using your piece as a ginniepig to learn on and making you pay for their ignorance. It's a private joke of car subreddits (that I happen to remember only because it was mentioned somewhere else yesterday), someone working at a LR dealership showed pictures of a transmission case that had been grossly welded after being cracked and explained it cracked because of an accident at the dealership, they did this bad repair job and did not tell the customer. your repair is very minor! Don't let a welding shop take advantage of you just because it is aluminum. Over the years I have fixed hundreds of these. Shops that are not set up to weld cast, can and will do more harm then good, resulting in a not to pleasant looking repair that is structurally not sound.Īluminum and Magnesium is what I specialize in. Most welding shops that repair aluminum should be able to handle a repair such as yours with in an hours worth of labor If, it is properly degrease and cleaned.īe careful though! Ask to see some of there work before you hand over a fairly rare part. 5356 is the rod I use when repairing the older cast bell housing's
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