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Transmission Material
I need to weld up the mounting bar on my transmission rear cover which came to light upon cleaning. What is the material made of so I can get it welded?
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04-15-2001, 11:39 AM
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If the bar is part of the transmission casting, and the casting weighs almost nothing, it is magnesium. Yes, you can find people to weld it, but it seems to be a PITA to find magnesium weld rods or wire. I used a VW shop in Raleigh NC to weld a crack around the clutch housing of my tranny.
No, it won't catch fire. Mag is an excellent heat sink and conducts heat out faster than a welder can pump it in (unless it is Bubba). The only way to ignite it is to pump a large amount of heat into a very thin strip like a lathe turning. Paint it after the weld as the magnesium pickle coating will be destroyed. Magwheezium does like to oxidize! Good luck, Ken Wales |
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