So Barnay,
Would J-B Weld be good body filler for the Crack O'Doom until a real
solution is
attempted?
Bill
At 05:02 PM 05/11/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>At 09:06 AM 5/11/2000 EDT, Bob Donahue <BobMGT@aol.com> wrote:
> >The clutch linkage lever and rods on my TD have worn out holes (oversized
>and oval shaped). The restoration manual suggest having holes filled up
>with weld and then redrilled. I'm wondering if J-B Weld is tough enough to
>do the trick. Is this a dumb idea? Has anyone tried this? I've always heard
>amazing testimonies to the strength of this stuff and I've had good luck
>with it myself.
> >
> >BTW: What is this stuff made of? My theory is that it's just epoxy filled
>with metal particles.
>
>J-B Weld is a very good adhesive and filler for metal parts. I have
>recently found it to be good at glueing sheet metal body parts together
>rather than welding for patch panels. However, it is not very good in
>compression and abrasive wear conditions. You are correct in that it is an
>epoxy filled with metal particles. I'm sure it would quickly crumble or
>wear away if used as a bearing material in a linkage pivot point. OTOH,
>welding in the holes and redrilling is SOP, not terribly expensive, and
>does indeed replace the steel in the joint, and the finished job should be
>as good as a new part. An alternative would be drilling to a larger
>diameter and installing a bushing, but welding and redrilling is probably
>about as cheap.
>
>Barnay Gaylord
>1958 MGA with an attitude
> http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg
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