Hi, had two of the mounting "ears" crack off my tank and I replaced them with a couple of bent pieces of polycarbonate. I used polyurethane construction adhesive to glue the new tabs on. Thats not the thin "gorilla glue" woodworking stuff, but the thicker, (comes in a caulkng gun tube), PL Premium stuff. Must be polyurethane, don't fall for the "liquid nails" type of adhesive.
I cleaned and scuffed the gluing surfaces before repairing. The repair is still good after 3 years.
This adhesive works on a range of plastics (but not polyethylene or teflon), and is a good thing to have around the place. One caution, it expands/foams a little upon curing, so you have to watch for glue squeeze-out and clamp the workpiece(s) together well. Alistair
on 7/9/01 8:34 AM, Bret Berger at bret@STONEFLYTECH.COM wrote: > Hello vanheads! > > The windshield washer tank on my 82 westy diesel has a crack along the > bottom which prevents the tank from holding fluid for more than about 10 > seconds! Has anyone had any luck repairing cracks in these tanks? > Alternatively... does anyone have a tank they would sell me or know where I > could find one? > > thanks, > > -bret > > 1982 Diesel Westfalia > Saint George, Utah > |
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