Alloy Sump welding.

[Peter T]

Lucky old me can get this done at work. what the best place for a fillet weld on the crack inside or out.?

I.e mucky alloy. as getting al the oil off will be a pain as it stain's. but need to be uber clean to weld.

 

[Peter T]

Edit. it's got to be welded from the outside. the two crack's have gone inward's. So the heat of the weld, should help to pull it out.

 

[Chris H]

welded from the outseide, it should get cleaned then heated with the gas torch to drive the oil out of the crack then ground then welded.

 

[Peter T]

Ah. we don't use gas welding.

 

[Chris H]

neither does anyone else nop one has for about 20 years.

Everywhere has a gas torch for heating up bolts etc though

 

[The T.I.B.]

I would have been interested in this. my old F7R sump I ditched cos I decided that the dent & crack was not repairable. Now no F7R sumps ever come up for sale.

 

[Peter T]

I've left it at work. Been told it might not weld up,due it it been cast and that the metal structure in cast A wee bit like a mint aero - lol. And might crack again,when it cool's from welding. Tom As the sump gone.

 

[Chris H]

if we can get citroen box brackets welded the sump will take it!

 

[Peter T]

Ah ok. it will get done , when it get's done. Picked a bad day TBH. Not my fault there fecked a job up for sainsbury's - lol