Date:         Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:29:53 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Transmission Case, Clutch Shaft Bolt Hole Repairs
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Hi all.

I'd posted about corrosion damage at my transmission case.

Some images and notes here:

https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/TransmissionCorrosion#

I chose JB Weld as the small version of white Marine Tex requires you
mix the whole batch; the margin of error between epoxy and (catalyst?)
added is small, and ambient temps need to be higher than what I was
seeing. That small amount of epoxy wasn't cheap. The larger version,
much more. In hindsight, I think I should've purchased this Marine Tex

http://www.westmarine.com/buy/travaco--rapid-set-marine-tex-gray-2-oz--378540

However. A marine repair person (engineer) said that between JB and
Marine Tex, he'd use JB weld for a mechanical repair. Just one mans
opinion. We'll see if the JB holds up at all. It's held up to a lot of
filing so far. Torquing down the bracket nuts may well crack it.

In terms of case corrosion, the worst offenders seem to be at the
clutch shaft retaining bolt hole and area where slave cylinder bracket
ring mounts. i.e. had I tried to remove that bracket, that bracket
ring likely would've broken off case material. Leaving that clutch
bolt hole un-repaired would likely have caused issues later on. e.g.
premature wear at the clutch shaft bushings.

--
Neil n

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