I¡¯d price the welding first.?
That is not a big welding ?job. ? Especially if you clean it up yourself and just hand it to the guy ready to go.?
Drilling and taping out the weld you¡¯ll end up with a much stronger piece than the original cast piece,?actually better than new.?
As I said, ?price it first. It wouldn¡¯t cost anything to do that.?
On Sunday, June 5, 2022, 3:27 PM, Sal Emma <bikewriter@...> wrote:
thanks Keith I was brainstorming - but with your input it sounds like welding might cost more than a new pan!?
On Jun 5, 2022, at 17:10, Rev <keith.kkr@...> wrote:
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I think this would be unlikely due to the limited space provided
by the Damper and the? internal profile of the pan. The existing
threaded hole has about 10 threads for just over half of the
circumference. The remainder has three or four due to a vertical
channel which significantly reduces the pan thickness at that
point. Having said that, it might be possible for an experienced
aluminium welder to fill the existing orifice and re-drill and
thread a new smaller drain but I would not hold my breath.
Keith
On 05/06/2022 14:27, tony bellworthy
wrote:
Interesting -and useful!
As someone who's viewed the oil pan 'from the inside', would you
think it would be viable to have it welded up and redrilled??
