1992 Nissan Sentra SMALL CRACK IN TRANSMISSION CASE

Tiny
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  • 1992 NISSAN SENTRA
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • MANUAL
  • 180,000 MILES
AN ACCIDENT CREATED A SMALL CRACK IN BOTTOM OF CAST ALUMINUM TRANS CASE. DO YOU HAVE TO PULL ENGINE TO REPLACE TRANS CASE? OR CAN THIS BE WELDED, PATCHED WITH JB WELD. EVEN HAD A THOUGHT OF DRILLING HOLE AS LARGE AS CRACK AND THEN INSTALLING A SCREW WITH WASHER. YOUR IDEAS PLEASE!
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 AT 10:29 PM

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Tiny
BLACKOP555
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Drain the fluid from it and then you can clean it and mig or tig weld it, dont jb weld it, id weld the hole shot and then put a plate over it and weld it again.
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008 AT 7:10 AM

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