hey guys, last week the frame that the tranny mount connects to cracked, and ive been welding it, and it keeps cracking, i dunno what to do, the guy said he dont wanan keep welding cause theres no point, its still gonna break, so how can i fix this guys? everytime i drive, say i let go of the gas, while crusing or when i accelerate i can feel my engine moving, my shifter moves, with it, and it makes a big clunk sound, which is the engine hitting...any help would be appreciated thanks
here are the pictures

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I'm sure there is a way to make it work, who is welding this ? The welds look shitty.

 

What kind of welder are you using? The weld doesn't look like it's penetrating into the crack very well. From the pictures it looks like it's your subframe and thats some THICK metal. Your best shot IMO is to tear down that side of the engine bay and clear it all out. Grind everything down around that crack and have it welded shut with a high amperage MIG so the weld gets deep into the crack (your welds appear to be sitting on top of the crack and not getting into it). Grind that down and clean it up and then maybe weld some "band-aids" across the crack with some strips of metal.

Either that or tear down that whole side of the car and weld in a new subframe.

 

Yea them welds look a little "gloppy" but anything on a unibody can be repaired with a welder and new metal so that can be fixed you just need to find out the best way to do it. You can always cut a corner out of another car and weld in.

 

Those are some of the shitiest weld s I have ever seen! You need to MIG weld that to get a nice weld and good penitration. I am in my fourth semester of welding so I am pretty damn good (Doing it fourth time for experiance, not due to falure I am already lincon certified) If you live in cali I'll take the motor out and mig weld that so it never comes apart again for $1000.
Seth.

 

damn so does this involves taking off the motor or tranny ,to fix this problem? do u guys know the possibilities, of why it is breaking? or causing it to break


Modified by 0utaSight at 1:38 AM 11/4/2003

 

shitty weld, thats why it keeps cracking. the crack might have started due to rust.

 

just get some nice penetrating welds in there. the ones you have now looks more like some solder was dripped on top. get somebody else to weld it tho.

 

how much am i looking at to fix this? what do i say to the welder to get him to do it right?, anyone know where i can get it done, i live in oakland


Modified by 0utaSight at 4:08 AM 11/4/2003

 

bad news guys, im so screwed, the subframe completely broke off... the body shop took my mount off, and the subframe came apart with it, worst of all, honda doesnt carry that part alone, and if i want to fix it, i have to get another one off another car, or duplicate one from a machine shop, anyone know any machine shops around oakland/alameda of somesort that can help me out? thanks