I figure you fab guys would know if this is fixable or not before I take it to a shop. Let me know what you think.

 

yeah. you're going to have to pull the guts out of the trans though.

 

haha, i just fixed a motor cylce engine that was similar to that except it extended half way around the whole edge and included some bosses that were split in two...this was the engine of course, but same idea along the edge where the cover bolts on to.

 

Everything's removed now except for a few small things. Will everything have to go?

 

that should be ok. you going to weld it?

 

if you cant get everything out, just make sure to tape up and cover anything in case you need to grind anything. that way you can keep most if not all debris out. i would still try and clean it after the repair just in case.

 

you should pull all the seals out at least.

 

agreed, your gonna have to heat the heck out of that to get all the oil out to weld it "right"

 

you can weld it with DC and helium and avoid preheating it. Thats how I used to fix thick cast trans casings, cyl heads and blocks. I know not everyone wants to drop the cash on a tank of helium though. Forgot about the seals oops lol. yeah take that out. I've done it with them in on my own parts but not on someone elses.

 

i have never welded with helium but have always wanted to try it. how much does a tank of helium compare to a tank of argon assuming you already have the bottle?

 

I have never welded a thing in my life so no, I'm not doing this myself. I'm quite happy to hear it's fixable though. Just got this tranny from a JDM supplier....nice surprise.

 

That sucks you bought it like that. Shipping damage?

Take out the VSS as well.

 

oh ok. just pop the seal and have someone reputable fix it. make sure they tig it. if they say they are going to mig it laugh at them until they cry.

 

There's no way it happened in shipping from the company I bought it from. I figure it was before they got it but who knows. That and I just found out it's a B16 LSD tranny and not GSR LSD tranny. ODD???