liljimmy14

Whilst fitting my balancer shaft illimination kit, i noticed i needed to push one of the plugs in more. So i pulled the girdle back off and as i did so, i snapped the opening of one of the girdle legs, around the plug. About a 2cm square piece. The plug is still firmly in the leg of the girdle but there is a tiny gap that would let oil escape form the bridge. So i put the snapped piece back its slot perfectly and smothered in instant gasket. But i dont know how long this will last or whether the oil will just shoot the piece out. I will try get good pics tomorrow but any info about the amount of pressure at this point etc would be great.

MonkeyMagic

in for pics. are we talking about THE maincap girdle?

if yes, then i'd replace, then off to the machine shop to make sure the holes all line up. and i'm going to assume we're talking about an h22 cause of the whole balancer shaft eliminator kit.

liljimmy14

Yea its h22 sorry. Yep main cap bridge, imagine the opening where the plug goes. Put the plug in a vice and snap it out the girdle lol along with the edge of the opening. In essence thats what i did haha

BryanM.

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Yeah that was a little harsh. Edited.

liljimmy14

Talk about face the music lol yes i know its a vital part and maybe the pics will show why i consider repairing also Buying parts from honda is exstortionate here in england unlike in u.s. Does anyone know of a company who makes main cap bridges for the h22?

MonkeyMagic

that's why i'm waiting for pics, hopefully it's repairable. the parts and labor cost will be well worth a little bit of mending if possible.


um z-10 and AEBS make girdles, but i cannot recall off the top of my head if they have an h series one.

liljimmy14

cool, thanks for that il check there sites out. il take some pics tomorrow and get them up asap.

liljimmy14

Still didnt get time to take some pics, i will try get them today before it gets dark

liljimmy14

i couldnt prize the chips out from the hole :-S they are well and truly in there. the balancer shaft plug is in this channel and with the pieces removed there is like a 1mm hole above the plug exposed if that makes sense.

apexi_rsx

if u feel confident with it.... go for it ... but its gonna be a lost cause if they do fall out. i would have used a glue or epoxy to stick them in not silicone. if it was me i would replace it.

liljimmy14

Well i thought about an epoxy but how hot is it going to get down there? What fixer would you reccomend? If i replaced the bridge, what would i have to make sure is right? Basically just gotta put the caps on and make sure the holes are true?

hondamark35

Devcon aluminum putty would be the right stuff to use for fixing that.

liljimmy14

Ahh cool, that stuff isnt likely to melt? The website doesnt mention heat tolerance.

hondamark35

i can't remember a specific number, but it will hold up to the heat just fine. i don't think i would try it on top of the piston or in the chamber... but anywhere else in/on the engine is fine.

liljimmy14

Thanks for the help :D