Unusual problem this weekend. The lower gearbox mount lug pinged off as I was setting off from work. I heard and felt it, thinking it must have been one of the new coil springs cracking. When I checked I found this:
What an absolutely terrible design. The thinnest bit of alloy fin is used as the gearbox mount lug!
Anyway, I was puzzled with what to do as a solution. Fortunately a friend gave me the number of a mobile aluminium welder - a rare breed!
Access isn't as bad as you would think and within an hour he had built the area up with new weld to strengthen it and got it fixed. Hopefully stronger than new!
Looks like its fixed, tomorrow i'm going to attach it back onto the mount and see. £65 for a job which could have saved me £800 for a second hand box!
Result!
:thumb:
What an absolutely terrible design. The thinnest bit of alloy fin is used as the gearbox mount lug!
Anyway, I was puzzled with what to do as a solution. Fortunately a friend gave me the number of a mobile aluminium welder - a rare breed!
Access isn't as bad as you would think and within an hour he had built the area up with new weld to strengthen it and got it fixed. Hopefully stronger than new!
Looks like its fixed, tomorrow i'm going to attach it back onto the mount and see. £65 for a job which could have saved me £800 for a second hand box!
Result!
:thumb: