so im so close to finishing up my swap that i can smell it... went to put oil in the tranny and guess what... the metal part that goes around the little bolt where u put oil in... snapped... like have of it did at least... so now when u put the bolt in... oil drips out because nearly half of the sourounding metal is gone (mainly the part that has treads)

how can i fix this... jb weld?

 

pics might help, what caused the damage?

 

sorry i couldnt find my camera but here it is...



i dont know what caused the problem... maybe trying to tighten the bolt too hard but i didnt even push that hard... and on the bottom of the tranny looks as though there is a little cracking... donno if its just form welding or just little cracking barely noticable...

 

Damn dude. That sucks.

I dont know what to tell you.

 

need a new tranny case

 

can't simply jbweld it?

i know the **** sucks but would it hold at least that...

 

Well, you can tap JB weld, so I dont see why it would not be worth a shot.

If it fails, just buy a new transfer case cover.

 

mine did the same thing. i just got an epoxy putty and packed it all around the plug, let it dry and filled it up. I just repeated this process everytime i changed fluids.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by doublejz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">mine did the same thing. i just got an epoxy putty and packed it all around the plug, let it dry and filled it up. I just repeated this process everytime i changed fluids.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i think im gonna try jbwelding it first... because the piece that broke off, its only one piece so i dont think it would be that hard but if that doesnt work then... im gonna try what u did...

where can u get that epoxy putty stuff?

 

at like advance auto parts, napa, auto zone heck even walmart probably has it. It was just a little cardboard tube (like a toilet paper roll) with 2 puttys inside that you knead together and let it harden.

 

if that's the bolt you fill the tranny through, i would pit it back in then i would seal it with jb weld. i know it sounds shitty, but your screwed anyways. it'll be a temporary fix until you can get a new housing. and yes you can still refill your tranny, through the vss. which that's where you should have been filling it through. it's alot easier.

 

This happened to me when i was putting a b16 in a car for a girl i know. Her dad had put the motor up with a 2 by 4 under the transmission and the stress cracked the housing, we ended up having to replace the housing. And the crack happened in the EXACT same spot as yours. moral of the story, never EVER support a motor from that spot.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by philosofy1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if that's the bolt you fill the tranny through, i would pit it back in then i would seal it with jb weld. i know it sounds shitty, but your screwed anyways. it'll be a temporary fix until you can get a new housing. and yes you can still refill your tranny, through the vss. which that's where you should have been filling it through. it's alot easier. </TD></TR></TABLE>

that would be the bolt you take out to check the level and to remove the snap ring to disassemble the transmission.. not the fill plug.

If you never plan on ripping the tranny apart you could actually plug that hole shut forever and just but the appropriate amount of fluid in each time.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by doublejz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that would be the bolt you take out to check the level and to remove the snap ring to disassemble the transmission.. not the fill plug.

If you never plan on ripping the tranny apart you could actually plug that hole shut forever and just but the appropriate amount of fluid in each time. </TD></TR></TABLE>

acctually it is the fill plug

 

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acctually it is the fill plug</TD></TR></TABLE>

OWNED!

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by meagainsttheworld &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so im so close to finishing up my swap that i can smell it... went to put oil in the tranny and guess what... the metal part that goes around the little bolt where u put oil in... snapped... like have of it did at least... so now when u put the bolt in... oil drips out because nearly half of the sourounding metal is gone (mainly the part that has treads)

how can i fix this... jb weld?</TD></TR></TABLE>

you can always do what i suggested.

 

i think we did our swaps on the same day, i'm not trying to be an *** but i'm glad i haven't had the problems you've had.

good luck though man, how'd the clutch thing work out?

 

i dont know if anyone mention this...but is it possible that when either JB weld it or epoxy it...it will break off during driving...

 

can't u juss buy an "easy-out" drill bit n reverse drill that sucker out?

 

"acctually it is the fill plug"

Actually - No



http://www.c-speedracing.com/h...d.php

 

I fill my tranny at the vss its the easist way so just fill the hole in with jb weld or whatever then fill tranny with the rt amount of fluid then your gd to go