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?
 

"Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:T3glb.128$wQ1.99650@news.uswest.net...
> They quoted "about $30"
> to fix it.

consider yourself _lucky_. i do "freebies" all the time for fellow jeepers,
i really enjoy helping friends both online and IRL......but for joe blow off
the street i wont turn on any machine i own for under $50. thats a
no-shitter.

> Maybe I'll use Chris' method :-)

whats chris' method?


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Re: Weld aluminum?
 

"Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:T3glb.128$wQ1.99650@news.uswest.net...
> They quoted "about $30"
> to fix it.

consider yourself _lucky_. i do "freebies" all the time for fellow jeepers,
i really enjoy helping friends both online and IRL......but for joe blow off
the street i wont turn on any machine i own for under $50. thats a
no-shitter.

> Maybe I'll use Chris' method :-)

whats chris' method?


--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com

Re: Weld aluminum?
 

"Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:T3glb.128$wQ1.99650@news.uswest.net...
> They quoted "about $30"
> to fix it.

consider yourself _lucky_. i do "freebies" all the time for fellow jeepers,
i really enjoy helping friends both online and IRL......but for joe blow off
the street i wont turn on any machine i own for under $50. thats a
no-shitter.

> Maybe I'll use Chris' method :-)

whats chris' method?


--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com

Re: Weld aluminum?
 

"Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Z4glb.129$wQ1.99751@news.uswest.net...
> 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.

yeah.....but we could hang out and tell fish stories. :-)


--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com

Re: Weld aluminum?
 

"Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Z4glb.129$wQ1.99751@news.uswest.net...
> 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.

yeah.....but we could hang out and tell fish stories. :-)


--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com

Re: Weld aluminum?
 

"Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Z4glb.129$wQ1.99751@news.uswest.net...
> 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.

yeah.....but we could hang out and tell fish stories. :-)


--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com

Re: Weld aluminum?
 

> whats chris' method?

>>I used another transmission case and basically clamped the two cases
together
>>using shoulder bolts that fit the holes snugly. After it was welded, I ran
a drill
>>bit through the hole that was the same size as the original hole. The hole
>>did distort a bit but I don't know if that was from the welding or because
>>of the boneheaded way my trans case got broke.

Unfortunately I don't have a spare 727 lying around to use to get the proper
alignment.
I'll figure something out when the time comes.

Re: Weld aluminum?
 

> whats chris' method?

>>I used another transmission case and basically clamped the two cases
together
>>using shoulder bolts that fit the holes snugly. After it was welded, I ran
a drill
>>bit through the hole that was the same size as the original hole. The hole
>>did distort a bit but I don't know if that was from the welding or because
>>of the boneheaded way my trans case got broke.

Unfortunately I don't have a spare 727 lying around to use to get the proper
alignment.
I'll figure something out when the time comes.

Re: Weld aluminum?
 

> whats chris' method?

>>I used another transmission case and basically clamped the two cases
together
>>using shoulder bolts that fit the holes snugly. After it was welded, I ran
a drill
>>bit through the hole that was the same size as the original hole. The hole
>>did distort a bit but I don't know if that was from the welding or because
>>of the boneheaded way my trans case got broke.

Unfortunately I don't have a spare 727 lying around to use to get the proper
alignment.
I'll figure something out when the time comes.