ZF update.............

[geonc]

Found a welder to do the case....Guy did an AWSOME job
He says he does alot of cases and this one altho a large crack was the cleanest he has seen!

Got a few shots for you to see.............
BTW, That South Bend clutch kit ;Thumbs Up

here's the crack..............

 

[geonc]

and the completed weld......

 

[geonc]

.............and on the inside

 

[bigbrowngoat]

looks like they done a good job

 

[Mike]

Obviously welding was more economical than a new case?

 

[Dieselmaster]

You think I can fix this one.

 

[Roland_Jenkins]

Welding the case. I'd never thought of that in a billion years. Glad it all worked out.a

 

[dazedandconfused]

Looks like they did damn good. How in the hell by the way did you manage to break that?

This is a little off subject but I'm going to throw it out thier anyways. How many of you have the ZF 5spd and how much HP/TQ you putting out? Do they hold up well to the higher hp or not? I'm wondering because I have been kind of scared in putting one in my truck as I dont know if it will hold or not!

 

[Roland_Jenkins]

I had a 97 with a five speed. It now lives across the street. Its stock but my neighbor tows pretty heavy with it and lugs the **** out of the poor thing. Its like he gets a trophy or something if he can make it to the top of the hill in over drive.
He has close to 100,000 on it and no issues. Its a F250 PSD of course and 4:10 GR stock everything.

 

[Whit]

G, Looks like a pretty good job, keep a close eye on it, if it were to crack again it would prolly be right next to the bead............good luck man......oh and keep the bolts tight, retorque them after a few hundred miles eh.

Cheers, Kevin

 

[geonc]

Originally posted by Roland_Jenkins
Welding the case. I'd never thought of that in a billion years. Glad it all worked out.a

Roland, I WAS under the impression before I removed the tranny and saw how clean and clear the crack was that the parts had moved and lost the crisp edge, making getting a good weld and keeping it aligned almost impossible.

OK, so I was mistaken ;p

$200 for the welding vs $1500 from a bone yard, or $1500
for a re-con.....Let's hope she holds!

dazedand confused, The dual mass F/W seperated and took out the case thru vibration!
At first I thought I was throwing a U-joint
I'm a touch over 300 HP
Swamp has stated{somewhere?} the torque limits for the input shaft....check out TDS

Thanx all for the words!
GEO

 

[Ramprat]

JB Weld would have been cheaper & done just as good of a job;p ;p ;p