Another job for JB weld???

[crazy charlie]

Had this spare Alpha drive in the back of my garage for several years ,serviced, standing on its skeg and ready to go in case I needed it. Pulled it out last week and found it had a crack.The cavity behind the crack is hollow so Im thinking of cleaning it up good ,wiping with acetone and using some JB weld .Gonna have to build it up a little for strength so it may ultimately look like it has the mumps...lol. Anyone ever do this before??? Charlie

 

[Grub54891]

That crack won’t affect anything, it the drain hole for the cavity. grind it out a tad and jb. Drain the oil and pressure check the drive to make sure there is no other damage.

 

[flashback]

I patched an exhaust manifold that cracked from a freeze up. it held up for the next 10 years or more.

 

[Chris1956]

Gee, any idea what caused the injury? It would be bad to fix it and have it happen again.