Think this could be fixed by welding?

[Billy Golightly]

Those cases are hell to do because of the porosity soaking up the oil for 20 years. Its do-able, but its not going to look pretty with a mig or a tig.

[Xowner]

ill buy that case if going to jb weld it

[honda250sx]

Being porous is the demise of cast aluminum. It will need to be baked in an oven several cycles to "outgas" the porous aluminum. I would send that to HRE ATV. He can weld cases and anything for that matter. Do it right and have a PRO weld it if you want it to look nice. If not bite the bullet and buy cases.

If your going to do it. Do it right I say. Don't dickdoodle around with JB weld. Don't get Bobby Joe's back yard hack and weld shop to do it either.

[code200k]

just tig it like everyone said.. j.b. weld is crap i tryed to use it to fix a cracked case and it sucked kept falling off and it wasnt cuz i didnt do it right

[BOB MARLIN]

,
I bought some stuff at our local"antique car swap meet" a few years back. It looks like thick aluminum wire. Iv'e used it a bunch of times with fantastic results.
You clean the part, heat it with one of those cheap propane or map gas torches
and it flows right in the crack. Do a search on the web for aluminum reapair and you will probrably find it.

[Lukeatc185]

sounds like industrial soddering lol.

[Dirtcrasher]

JB weld is a quick fix at best. Yes, you can all tell me your story about your Moms waterpump holding up for 3 years while she took you off to soccer practice BLAH BLAH BLAH!!

Gas out the oils yourself, prep it yourself and go to a real shop that is clean and professional and expect to get that as a result.....

Your not "sure" if you did it splitting the cases?? That in itself tells me this puppies probably gonna be rollin on JB

Some of you guys take these parts for granted, like they'll be here forever. When there gone, you'd all kill for a case you can merely repair

[xbenzx]

Take it to your local Autobody shop , my local autobody shop welds mine for free.!

[The Goat]

Some of you guys take these parts for granted, like they'll be here forever. When there gone, you'd all kill for a case you can merely repair

I couldn't agree more, and I couldn't get more pissed off than when i see someone tossing something because it's broken...broken means it can be fixed.

[Saul]

Your not "sure" if you did it splitting the cases?? That in itself tells me this puppies probably gonna be rollin on JB

Yeah - I wasn't making love to the case before I started splitting it. Didn't notice the less then 1 inch crack until I had the engine up taking pics. But don't worry your lil dirtycrashing head off ---- I'll get it fixed properly and then after slap some Jb Weld over top of that and get some pics - just for you!

Maybe I could print your avatar pic, JB Weld that to the seat - then everytime I sit on the bike I can sit on your face!

Jesus holier then thou attitudes you run into when you're forced to ask for help.

[Dirtcrasher]

Yeah - I wasn't making love to the case before I started splitting it. Didn't notice the less then 1 inch crack until I had the engine up taking pics. But don't worry your lil dirtycrashing head off ---- I'll get it fixed properly and then after slap some Jb Weld over top of that and get some pics - just for you!

Maybe I could print your avatar pic, JB Weld that to the seat - then everytime I sit on the bike I can sit on your face!

Jesus holier then thou attitudes you run into when you're forced to ask for help.

Since you want to roll this way:

Thats not it at all, but if you beat the liquid cooled cases apart, what does that say about you??

I'm not better than anyone on this board, I just TRY not to be stupid and ruin parts.

Did I not tell you at .org they would be fine to weld and unfortunately it seems people think JB weld is the way to FIX CASES THAT ARE SPLIT!!

Lets remember who's supposedly the professional with his own website.......

[Saul]

Since you want to roll this way:

Thats not it at all, but if you beat the liquid cooled cases apart, what does that say about you??

I didn't 'beat' the cases apart - didn't hit them with anything. I used a proper case splitter and once the cases became 'stiff' I stopped - saw broken gear parts inside and as soon as I jarred them loose the case easily came fully apart.

I'm not better than anyone on this board, I just TRY not to be stupid and ruin parts.

For all intent and purposes I don't feel I broke the cases - it's starting to look more and more like the previous owner cracked it when he blew the gear to pieces. Obviously I only noticed the crack when I had the engine up on the workbench to take progress pics. Now I'll never know. Regardless - I'll take you STUPID slur, store it away and, when the curve in the road appears someday give it right back to you mr.perfect.

Did I not tell you at .org they would be fine to weld and unfortunately it seems people think JB weld is the way to FIX CASES THAT ARE SPLIT!!

Don't even know who you are at .org

Lets remember who's supposedly the professional with his own website.......

uhhhhhhhhhhhhh - I'm a 'professional' cause I have an s website.

Awesome. Just awesome. Screw you man - all I do with the website is scour for information and make that information available in one place - have I ever claimed to be some kinda professional?!

Thats a dirty, ignorant remark to make ... being the webmaster of a fansite and I think I'm a professional - yeah right. Whatever.

[RodKnockRacing]

uhhhhhhhhhhhhh - I'm a 'professional' cause I have an s website.

Awesome. Just awesome. Screw you man - all I do with the website is scour for information and make that information available in one place - have I ever claimed to be some kinda professional?!

Thats a dirty, ignorant remark to make ... being the webmaster of a fansite and I think I'm a professional - yeah right. Whatever.

amen gotta love how certain people like to run there mouth and all your doin is asking a simple question on how to fix a cracked case

[Saul]

amen gotta love how certain people like to run there mouth and all your doin is asking a simple question on how to fix a cracked case

That's just Dirtcrashers way - at the very least - 80% of his posts are ignorant holier then tho replies. I could care less and usually ignore him - but it's a dirty slur to try and insinuate I think I'm some kinda professional because I have a three wheeler fansite.

But again, I should expect no less from him.

[xbenzx]

I don't see my reply so i'll post this again. go to local autobody shop and have them weld it. My autobody shop does my 250r free and there professionals!.