Re: Weld aluminum?
 

Unfortunately bring it by your house would be a few days driving :-) My
guess is I'd spend more than $30 in gas to get from Western CO to NC.

"Nathan Collier" <JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote in message
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> "Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:71clb.1090$Yp5.7606@news.uswest.net...
> > I know welding aluminum is possible, but is it possible / feasible to
weld
> > an aluminum transmission case (TF727)?
>
> absolutely! however, the special requirements of cast aluminum means its
> not something you should take on yourself. take it to a welding shop, or
> bring it by the house sometime. :-)
>
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://7SlotGrille.com
>
>
>
>

Re: Weld aluminum?
 

Unfortunately bring it by your house would be a few days driving :-) My
guess is I'd spend more than $30 in gas to get from Western CO to NC.

"Nathan Collier" <JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote in message
news:xsflb.39449$kZ5.19773@twister.southeast.rr.co m...
> "Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:71clb.1090$Yp5.7606@news.uswest.net...
> > I know welding aluminum is possible, but is it possible / feasible to
weld
> > an aluminum transmission case (TF727)?
>
> absolutely! however, the special requirements of cast aluminum means its
> not something you should take on yourself. take it to a welding shop, or
> bring it by the house sometime. :-)
>
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://7SlotGrille.com
>
>
>
>

Re: Weld aluminum?
 

Well Kevin, between the two of us, I think it is safe to say that saw horses
and transmissions are a bad mix. LOL

Chris

"Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Yup, just took it in at lunch to a reputable shop. They quoted "about
$30"
> to fix it. I tried not to jump up and down for joy. I will have to drill
> and retap the hole myself though. Maybe I'll use Chris' method :-)
>
> "Nathan Collier" <JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote in message
> news:xsflb.39449$kZ5.19773@twister.southeast.rr.co m...
> > "Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:71clb.1090$Yp5.7606@news.uswest.net...
> > > I know welding aluminum is possible, but is it possible / feasible to
> weld
> > > an aluminum transmission case (TF727)?
> >
> > absolutely! however, the special requirements of cast aluminum means
its
> > not something you should take on yourself. take it to a welding shop,
or
> > bring it by the house sometime. :-)
> >
> >
> > --
> > Nathan W. Collier
> > http://7SlotGrille.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Weld aluminum?
 

Well Kevin, between the two of us, I think it is safe to say that saw horses
and transmissions are a bad mix. LOL

Chris

"Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:T3glb.128$wQ1.99650@news.uswest.net...
> Yup, just took it in at lunch to a reputable shop. They quoted "about
$30"
> to fix it. I tried not to jump up and down for joy. I will have to drill
> and retap the hole myself though. Maybe I'll use Chris' method :-)
>
> "Nathan Collier" <JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote in message
> news:xsflb.39449$kZ5.19773@twister.southeast.rr.co m...
> > "Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:71clb.1090$Yp5.7606@news.uswest.net...
> > > I know welding aluminum is possible, but is it possible / feasible to
> weld
> > > an aluminum transmission case (TF727)?
> >
> > absolutely! however, the special requirements of cast aluminum means
its
> > not something you should take on yourself. take it to a welding shop,
or
> > bring it by the house sometime. :-)
> >
> >
> > --
> > Nathan W. Collier
> > http://7SlotGrille.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Weld aluminum?
 

Well Kevin, between the two of us, I think it is safe to say that saw horses
and transmissions are a bad mix. LOL

Chris

"Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:T3glb.128$wQ1.99650@news.uswest.net...
> Yup, just took it in at lunch to a reputable shop. They quoted "about
$30"
> to fix it. I tried not to jump up and down for joy. I will have to drill
> and retap the hole myself though. Maybe I'll use Chris' method :-)
>
> "Nathan Collier" <JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote in message
> news:xsflb.39449$kZ5.19773@twister.southeast.rr.co m...
> > "Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:71clb.1090$Yp5.7606@news.uswest.net...
> > > I know welding aluminum is possible, but is it possible / feasible to
> weld
> > > an aluminum transmission case (TF727)?
> >
> > absolutely! however, the special requirements of cast aluminum means
its
> > not something you should take on yourself. take it to a welding shop,
or
> > bring it by the house sometime. :-)
> >
> >
> > --
> > Nathan W. Collier
> > http://7SlotGrille.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Weld aluminum?
 

>Oh and don't feel bad about
> how you broke it, because it can't be much worse that how I broke mine. I
> had just finished rebuilding the transmission (4 nights of work), I had it
> sitting on a 4' x4' sheet of plywood on 2 saw horses. The plywood was lag
> bolted to the horses, but Chris was careless and gave it a good bump with
an
> engine stand he was moving. I guess the weight of the engine and stand
were
> enough to start everything moving, and the weight of the trans carried it
> over. Believe me, the sound of a transmission hitting the floor and
cracking
> is enough to bring tears to your eyes.

Thankfully I had just unbolted my new Lokar shiter kit ($200) that I was
test fitting, before it took the tumble. I'm sure if it had still been
bolted on it would have found a way to break. Whew!

Re: Weld aluminum?
 

>Oh and don't feel bad about
> how you broke it, because it can't be much worse that how I broke mine. I
> had just finished rebuilding the transmission (4 nights of work), I had it
> sitting on a 4' x4' sheet of plywood on 2 saw horses. The plywood was lag
> bolted to the horses, but Chris was careless and gave it a good bump with
an
> engine stand he was moving. I guess the weight of the engine and stand
were
> enough to start everything moving, and the weight of the trans carried it
> over. Believe me, the sound of a transmission hitting the floor and
cracking
> is enough to bring tears to your eyes.

Thankfully I had just unbolted my new Lokar shiter kit ($200) that I was
test fitting, before it took the tumble. I'm sure if it had still been
bolted on it would have found a way to break. Whew!

Re: Weld aluminum?
 

>Oh and don't feel bad about
> how you broke it, because it can't be much worse that how I broke mine. I
> had just finished rebuilding the transmission (4 nights of work), I had it
> sitting on a 4' x4' sheet of plywood on 2 saw horses. The plywood was lag
> bolted to the horses, but Chris was careless and gave it a good bump with
an
> engine stand he was moving. I guess the weight of the engine and stand
were
> enough to start everything moving, and the weight of the trans carried it
> over. Believe me, the sound of a transmission hitting the floor and
cracking
> is enough to bring tears to your eyes.

Thankfully I had just unbolted my new Lokar shiter kit ($200) that I was
test fitting, before it took the tumble. I'm sure if it had still been
bolted on it would have found a way to break. Whew!

Re: Weld aluminum?
 

In article <s0glb.59126$pg7.58926@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>,
"c" <c@me.org> wrote:

> I guess the weight of the engine and stand were
> enough to start everything moving, and the weight of the trans carried it
> over. Believe me, the sound of a transmission hitting the floor and cracking
> is enough to bring tears to your eyes.

I had just installed my new, regeared, d300 onto my new nv4500 onto the
back of my rebuilt 4.2 on the frame. I had to fabricate a new rear
crossmember and so the d300 was supported by a jackstand in position.
There was no body on this yet.

Came into the shop a couple days leter and needed to move the rolling
tool chest, but the jeep was in the way. So I tried to roll it forward
but it wouldn't roll. I figured a nut or something was under a tire, so
I gave it a good shove...

BAM!

The jeep rolled and the transfercase/transmission/engine assembly tilted
on the new urathane engine mounts and the back of all this fell off the
jack stand. Concrete chips shot all over the place as a bolt from the
new transfer case rubber mount dug in. Lucky for me that was all that
was slightly damaged, that one bolt.

I had just clocked the transfer case onto the tranny by drilling a
couple of new holes in the aluminum NV4500 too. Other wise the lower
lobe of the T/C would have hit the floor instead. :^/


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Re: Weld aluminum?
 

In article <s0glb.59126$pg7.58926@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>,
"c" <c@me.org> wrote:

> I guess the weight of the engine and stand were
> enough to start everything moving, and the weight of the trans carried it
> over. Believe me, the sound of a transmission hitting the floor and cracking
> is enough to bring tears to your eyes.

I had just installed my new, regeared, d300 onto my new nv4500 onto the
back of my rebuilt 4.2 on the frame. I had to fabricate a new rear
crossmember and so the d300 was supported by a jackstand in position.
There was no body on this yet.

Came into the shop a couple days leter and needed to move the rolling
tool chest, but the jeep was in the way. So I tried to roll it forward
but it wouldn't roll. I figured a nut or something was under a tire, so
I gave it a good shove...

BAM!

The jeep rolled and the transfercase/transmission/engine assembly tilted
on the new urathane engine mounts and the back of all this fell off the
jack stand. Concrete chips shot all over the place as a bolt from the
new transfer case rubber mount dug in. Lucky for me that was all that
was slightly damaged, that one bolt.

I had just clocked the transfer case onto the tranny by drilling a
couple of new holes in the aluminum NV4500 too. Other wise the lower
lobe of the T/C would have hit the floor instead. :^/


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