Thread: cracked tranny case! what now?

a spot on the garage floor becomes more! so after careful inspection i found the case cracked @ the drain plug opening ~1/4" long.
what would you do as a temp fix before replacing the tranny?

jb weld, dosent hold very long though

whats our cases made of? spot weld?

Its cast alum. Can only be tigged, and by a good welder.

I would drill a little hole at the ends of the crack. This will keep it from cracking more. Then just jb-weld it and hope for the best

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I have a b14 tranny with lsd laying around if you want it. No popout either. Ill give you a bit of a hookup if you get it since I know you lol. Ill even help you put it in if you want

Chris.

ya, if i had a tig outfit, thats what i'd do. think i'll try the "stop-drilling" trick. we did that in the USAF on A-10 pylons as a temp fix 1st i'll jb-weld the drain plug in place so as to put a little opening stress on the crack. and finally jb-weld the crap out of the cracked area trying to force some into the stop drill hole. hey, i have nothing to lose if it doesn't hold. if it works (down the road) i'll drill and tap another drain hole.

Chris, thanks for the offer. you're the man plz hang onto that tranny. if this doesn't work, i'll be contacting you.

when/how'd it happen? i actually remember hearing a snap back in 05 when i was wrapping up the VE swap. WARNING! do not over tighten the drain plug.:o i'm surprised it lasted this long