hey really big question about B16 casing
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hey really big question about B16 casing
i have a y1 B16 tranny(cable) it has a little **** crack on it and is it possible that you can weld it the tranny case is aluminum rite???? so would you be able to weld aluminum cause i need my car running real bad got CORRECTIONS to take care of 
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Re: hey really big question about B16 casing (dragline)
To answer your question, you (or someone very skilled in tig welding) can weld the case on the tranny. I got my my tranny case welded TWICE, because of 2 different, ahem, "accidents"...
1st one: GS-R swap came from a totalled car that was smacked on the driverside headlight. That tweaked the frame and ended up breaking the front tranny mount clean off; two sperate pieces. There was about a 3 x 7" hole in the case. I ended up gutting the tranny, taking it over to a welding shop, and 30 minutes later I had a very warm, one-piece tranny case.
2nd one: After buttoning up the tranny after dropping in the LSD, I apperently missed the pocket that the shifter rod was supposed to go into, and when I tighedned everything down, I noticed a 2" diameter broken section; rigt where, you guessed it, the shifter rod went. That one was a big f'up, but tore everything out, and cleaned all the oil off with some brake cleaner and took it to the same guy. 30 minutes later, I was putting my tranny together, the correct way.
If the area is clean, and I mean soak that biotch in cleaners, clean, and the weld is beefy enough, I don't see any problems in welding the case. I got my swap with 100k on the ticker, and I now have over 210k miles, and no problems.
BUT: Heed my warning...if the tranny was exposed to dirt from the crack TAKE EVERYTHING OUT, AND CLEAN IT WITH SOME WD-40 (or similar) AND AN AIR GUN. I tore a couple of my bearing up after a few 1000 miles when the dirt and crap from the open case got in and turned my nice clean bearings into a gravel road.
Sorry for the long reply, hope it helps,
Adrian
1st one: GS-R swap came from a totalled car that was smacked on the driverside headlight. That tweaked the frame and ended up breaking the front tranny mount clean off; two sperate pieces. There was about a 3 x 7" hole in the case. I ended up gutting the tranny, taking it over to a welding shop, and 30 minutes later I had a very warm, one-piece tranny case.
2nd one: After buttoning up the tranny after dropping in the LSD, I apperently missed the pocket that the shifter rod was supposed to go into, and when I tighedned everything down, I noticed a 2" diameter broken section; rigt where, you guessed it, the shifter rod went. That one was a big f'up, but tore everything out, and cleaned all the oil off with some brake cleaner and took it to the same guy. 30 minutes later, I was putting my tranny together, the correct way.
If the area is clean, and I mean soak that biotch in cleaners, clean, and the weld is beefy enough, I don't see any problems in welding the case. I got my swap with 100k on the ticker, and I now have over 210k miles, and no problems.
BUT: Heed my warning...if the tranny was exposed to dirt from the crack TAKE EVERYTHING OUT, AND CLEAN IT WITH SOME WD-40 (or similar) AND AN AIR GUN. I tore a couple of my bearing up after a few 1000 miles when the dirt and crap from the open case got in and turned my nice clean bearings into a gravel road.
Sorry for the long reply, hope it helps,
Adrian
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Re: hey really big question about B16 casing (DOHCsideracing)
thanks to you all for the help i got the tranny on and guess WAT........ my tranny's f'cked damn man my 1st, 2nd, and 5th wont go in 
my 1st, 2nd, and 5th wont go in
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