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Old 04-21-2019, 09:49 AM
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What you all think? Can I take to a muffler shop and weld that sucker back on?
 
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Worth a shot
 
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I doubt a "muffler shop" is going to have a TIG welder, most of them use MIG, personally I'd fab up a new 90 degree bracket, grind the old one off, and have someone weld a new one on.


By the time you "Vee" that out and weld it in, I'd be worried about localized hardening and vibration, causing a repeat failure.
 
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Any metal shop or local welding service can fix that like new.
 
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I could weld that up in the amount of time it took you to post the question.
 
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Question, did you mount that tab on top or on the bottom of the tranny bracket?
 
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Question, did you mount that tab on top or on the bottom of the tranny bracket?
fit like a glove and underneath (the right way). Question is what caused it to snap. The new 124 maybe?
 
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Originally Posted by hdbob2006
I could weld that up in the amount of time it took you to post the question.
yep found a neighbir who has a shop in the back yard He’s going to beef it up he says
 
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