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03-16-2013, 02:16 PM | #1 |
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Hole in Transmission
So I'm driving home from work yesterday and hear a big clunk. I have no idea if it was road debris or something else. I start getting closer to my house and I'm smelling tranny fluid. I get under the car and find this hole . Can this be welded?
The car has a full 04 sti tranny swap. |
03-16-2013, 03:51 PM | #2 |
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My brother is a welder and he says Yes. It can be welded. He has done repairs like this before on sport bike frames and engine blocks.
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03-16-2013, 04:40 PM | #3 |
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You better take a look inside. That hole was punched from the inside.
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03-16-2013, 04:43 PM | #4 |
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03-16-2013, 04:57 PM | #5 |
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While I know this is the internet and you can only speculate, any idea as to what could have done it? I drove the car for about 20 miles yesterday after this happened and it "seemed" fine. I have no idea if or not it caused damage.
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03-16-2013, 06:09 PM | #6 | |
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Just taking a wild guess by looking at assembly drawings. One of the retaining bolts came loose from the rear bearing and got shot or forced into the case by the transfer gear.Take a look in that hole and see if that's where the gear is. Its still possible something hit it from the outside but from the shape of the hole fracture and location I highly doubt this. Either way you still need to pull the tail housing off to get it welded correctly. I wouldn't keep driving the car even if things sound ok. You are still loosing oil. Problems from low oil don't show up right away. |
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03-16-2013, 06:14 PM | #7 | |
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03-16-2013, 09:38 PM | #8 | |
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I don't have any experience opening up a tranny but I did do my own tranny swap so I'm not mechanically challenged. If this is the problem, would repairing it be as easy as pulling the rear of the transmission off then replacing the bolt and having it welded? |
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03-17-2013, 11:15 AM | #9 | |
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