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| Broke a motor mount attachment point to the block | |
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| Topic Started: Mar 13 2010, 01:16 PM (95 Views) | |
| Dallas | Mar 13 2010, 01:16 PM Post #1 |
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it happened at speeds I wont mention, but I was ripping around in my buddys car (my old one) and a violent fourth gear shift on power sent the gear shifter in a direction I hadn't seen before. a quick side-of-the-road test shows that the front motor mount had broken away from the aluminum. no, not come loose, but rather broke 2 of 3 spots. the bottom part of the mount snapped the thread and the aluminum away from the block rendering it unfixable by me, not only that, but the bolt directly above it broke in two, leaving half the bolt still threaded in the block. the further away bolt near the center of the motor was still good, but the motor essentially dropped a few inches. which is all sorts of messed up. it has hardly 160whp in its current form, this shouldnt have happened. soooo, short of replacing the block we just effing built up, do you think an aluminum welding shop could do something about it? we could probably remove the half bolt ourself somehow, but I am almost thinking of ripping the exhaust and turbo off, removing the mount, suspending the motor and having it towed somewhere. Ill snap some pics after we take some stuff off.... but first I gotta find the damn camera |
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| dan | Mar 13 2010, 01:33 PM Post #2 |
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Fresh Fish
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if you can take the part off and get it into a welding shop, likely as not, they can do that for you.(weld aluminum with a Tig Welder (preferred method .... as opposed to a wire feed welder.... cause it will do a better job) also, they'll be able to do a better job if it's out of the car.. than if it's in the car and hard to get to....cause you'd want to have it welded all the way around the break. |
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| Dallas | Mar 13 2010, 01:39 PM Post #3 |
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I dont think pulling the motor is in an option at this point, but I could have the whole car towed there with the motor suspended. I didnt feel safe driving it, as you accelerated, the shifter would go further and further away. let alone a boost shift.... so we limped it home and it sitting behind me in the shop here, coolant draining to pull the turbo |
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| dan | Mar 13 2010, 02:49 PM Post #4 |
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Fresh Fish
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then I'd have to say you'll have to go down to the weld shop and ask them if they can do a weld job 'in-vehicle'.... it's not likely to be as strong, but it may do the trick... good luck |
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| bogs | Mar 13 2010, 07:05 PM Post #5 |
Duct tape heals all wounds
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Sorry to hear about the misfortune |
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| Mr Murf 59 | Mar 14 2010, 03:51 AM Post #6 |
Looking like a lost Irish tourist
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Pics would really help. I have fixed a lot of aluminum blocks. We have an old Cobra gun for alum. TIG in the car will be a tough fix. And no matter how its welded, It will never be as strong as the original casting is/was. But it will get you back on the road. |
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