I'm trying to dig my Lotus 7 out of the garage (oops shop!) and get it running.
There was a moment of sadness when looking at the rear axle housing.
It's originally out of a Triumph Standard 10 I believe.
Anyway it looks like any other rear axle but the back part of the axle
where the gears reside is covered by a formed steel cover that
is welded to the axle casting. This cover has about a two inch crack,
on the upper part so the lube is still contained.
I have a choice of welders; gas, mig, and tig. Unfortunately I am stuck
with one weldor, me.
So I'm thinkin'....about welding up the crack...and just how to do it.
From the outside, from the inside, from bothsides....
should I drill at the ends of the crack or will the welding alone
stop the progression? I'm pretty sure there are a variety of ways
to fix this, I'm interested in your thoughts on how you would approach this.
Steve Shipley
Seattle, WA
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