Fixing Aluminum Transmission without opening it

This video shows how I fix this Ford manual transmission for under $10 just using a welder and a fitting from amazon.
This job was made a whole lot easier thanks to the new ‪@usaweld‬ 251 Tig as well as ‪@edgeweldingcups‬ ‪@rockmountwelding‬ www.heavyhittertigrigs.com
When I started out and used basic machines, basic accessories and standard filler material that was designed to manufacture new stuff from fresh material, these things just didnt work as good on repair jobs .. now more than a decade later I am dialed !!!! I wish someone could have told me that YEARS ago ....

[@ZILAwelds]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6nJaINnqbCqa5Y. This is part 2 explaining it all

[@craigsudman4556]

The secret for success is knowing when to quit when you're ahead...I still have trouble with that but I'm getting better. Great video thumbs up.

[@ZILAwelds]

So true!

[@justmy2centshere]

Quit when ahead yep. Literally me yesterday. Put off working on transmission for months. Finally got it apart and almost together in a matter of hours last night. Until I forced the outer case on the inner thinking it was the snap ring being a pain but instead pushed the shaft thru the aluminum base of the case FML. $300 replacement or $800 weld repair quote..

[@ZILAwelds]

@@justmy2centshere send me an email, I will weld the case for you. [e-mail]

[@justmy2centshere]

@@ZILAwelds Thanks man, but the issue was the last gear rod hadn't fallen into it's spot and I just forced it until the rod popped the circle through the base. Upon opening, all the crevices between the shafts were broken up and cracked like a L.A. sidewalk. Alum-Bond was a thought until I seen the inside. Replacement coming. Much appreciated tho!

[@mikkelfrederiksen4415]

To me it looks like you forgot one important thing, cleaning the casting by either grind a little or using a stainless steel brush. The result would have been even better.

[@1wheeldrive751]

Yeah, I would have thought that some surface prep would have made the welding easier.

[@jungy537]

I'd use an acetylene torch to both clean and preheat. To get the right temperature, reduce oxygen to put some soot on the aluminum, then heat with blue flame until soot burns off.

[@MrRasZee]

its already cleaned or it would have been drenched in oil . he possibly didnt want to get grindings in it

[@jimbojones1107]

Great repair but if I got my gearbox back from a dealer service like that I'd be demanding a new gearbox

[@deanbutler3994]

100% facts. I bet they didn't even tell the customer.

[@Emilthehun]

I can already see the mechanic hitting it with the impact gun 😂. The work looks lovely!

[@ZILAwelds]

That is how it happened in the first place

[@Emilthehun]

@@ZILAwelds yea I figured. I worked as a mechanic for a few summers. Even lug nuts weren't safe from the impact gun in that shop. I believe mechanics have a motto "if tight is good , then more tight is more good" 😂😂😂

[@SnareX]

Yall dealing with bad mechanics. 😂

[@Emilthehun]

@@SnareX you know it's true 😂😂😂

[@PitPwny]

Was it the kids first day on the job? Holy crow….

[@matthewsellers82]

"Knowing when to stop" so true, so easy to mess the whole job up looking for cosmetic perfection. Been there done that

[@1nvisible1]

*Great job. Noticed 0.2s pre and 9.5s post flow. Is post flow primarily all that matters here?* *I have had trouble with injection cast aluminum mating to machined aluminum like your boss/fitting.* *Was that a no-prep weld or did you extensively clean that before?*

_Been There, Done That, Bought The T-Shirt, Using It As A Rag To Detail My Car._

[@Rsandman41]

Looks real good. I welded a lot of boat outdrives over the years with an old tig with a foot control. Learned it from an old guy when I was in my 20's. 40 years later I get a call now and a gain to weld one up from where I used to work. Just had to make sure I had a Stainless wire brush to keep it clean between passes.

[@mattmcrae1458]

More production in 15 minutes than I have pushing papers all day. And it sounds like you've got your boy along for the rode. Cheers.

[@kraut-performance]

Er fuhr mit dem Ford fort und kam mit der Bahn zurück. 😉

[@derhiob8493]

Er fuhr Ford und kam nie wieder 😁

[@zyankali2357]

Halten besser als alles aktuelle bei VW und bmw

[@philb386]

NPT, National Pipe Thread. NPT-T National Pipe Thread Tapered.

[@ZILAwelds]

Thanks

[@AX01Adventures]

What about the square hex head plug?

[@jonschick]

Looks like a good job to me, aluminum can be tricky, especially on castings. If you don’t want the square end of the plug sticking out, you can get them with a hexagon hole to fit a hex-key. Neater finished appearance.

[@jondavidmcnabb]

I have been preaching the Gospel of Zila and Rockmount for a couple years now. I bet that car dealer loves you.

[@ZILAwelds]

I fixed it for the end user, the dealer gave him $600 and said: tough shit ….

[@craiginswflorida9324]

@@ZILAwelds imagine that.

[@kevinsutton5580]

I just had to comment this being one of the few skills in mechanical repairs I have not mastered! No idea what the numbers pre weld were, but fascinated of aluminum welding as it is a specialty all in itself! Bravo on a great video and a job well done! Thank You!

[@ZILAwelds]

So that aluminum is about 1/8” thick there’s no real reason to go get carried away with a preheat. I left it cold. I was afraid I would melt it down too much if I preheat it.

[@8SecSleeper]

@@ZILAwelds You miss understood him, he's saying he has no idea what the settings in the machine were for, their function.

[@ZILAwelds]

I will make a separate video on that

[@The3chordwonder]

That looks like a China-made Getreg MT82 six speed. They have quite a few issues, they all seem to have thrust bearing issues, and the guys making a lot of power break the welds on the 3rd gear. They are quite notchy also, which is probably why the owner took it to the dealer for a fluid change. Ford should have used the TR6060 transmission but they got cheap. Really cool repair, but I would have tacked it in, and then flipped it and welded it the rest of the way upside down. I would have put the plug in there before you hit it with the wire brush also. Nevertheless if I'm honest with myself, I'd have been the one to cause the issue and not fix it lol. I really want to get into Tig but man is it a steep cost to entry.

[@FearghasOCochlain]

Check out Primeweld equipment. Reasonable price and great US based warranty and service.

[@TimWelds]

Nice work!

[@ZILAwelds]

Thanks!

[@1nvisible1]

*One could make a fortune repairing aluminum motorcycle engine cases while still mounted on bike.*

[@karelmarx8899]

repair under 10 $ good job sir dont forget you need 1000 $ welding machine 😅

[@ZILAwelds]

Well, and the years of experience to do it

[@karelmarx8899]

@@ZILAwelds yes 💪

[@darkcloud5830]

@@ZILAwelds The electricity is a cost too. The iron brush. You might need a grinder or a file if you want to make it look like the original. Not sure if bits of shard fall in or if there is any consequence to it accidentally falling inside. You might need a magnetic drain screw. Definitely not a DIY.

[@ZILAwelds]

@@darkcloud5830 doable through …. Not a project that you tackle in week one …. But not impossible

[@BruinHerr-bj7uk]

My cousin does this. The transmission must be disassembled first to avoid any contamination, dirt or molten globs falling on the gears which would destroy the gears & bearings. Then you need to prep the casting surface so it is spotless. Plus that transmission prob had ATF like the ford M5OD. ATF is flammable. He custom machines adapters that use the OEM threaded plugs. He’s a true professional welder and master machinist.

[@oltz_5871]

Being a manual transmission It won't have automatic transmission fluid (ATF) in it but rather a light gear oil still flammable but I doubt as much

[@BAMAJiPS]

​@@oltz_5871lots of manual trans use ATF including the M5OD R1 and R2, T-5, T45 and I'm sure plenty others...

[@ZILAwelds]

exactly, its oil not gasoline ... and tig does not spark and throws glowing little bbs inside the transmission .... its fine, the guy already put 500 miles on it

[@442olds7]

I agree should be disassembled. You might get away with it but even one little piece of junk will cause premature failure of a gear or bearing. But then again I have seen some shadier shit last a long time lol.

[@douglasthompson2740]

I used to watch you when you teamed up with that kid but somehow my "suggested videos" never showed you. I assumed you had given up YT. Good to see you back.

[@josephleister9198]

Nice work...saved someone a lot of trouble maybe...

[@ZILAwelds]

Hope so!

[@Iowa599]

JB Weld would have worked fine! It didn't need a drain plug, either, just a patch. Cover the hole with a plate & in the future, drain it through the tailshaft hole. Your fix did look nice, though. More than a Mustang deserves.

[@ZILAwelds]

Great tip!

[@Iowa599]

Oh, ya...as long as there is a plug, make sure it has a magnetic probe! to check on internal wear when changing the oil.

[@1956tojo]

Back in the early 80s I hit a rock that must have fallen off a truck that was out on the freeway late one night... It broke a chunk of about the same size off of the bottom corner of the C-4 transmission... A used one was like $600 from the junk yard, or something like $1,700 for a new one from Ford... So, beings I worked for a living with kids at home, I pulled the tranny, cleaned the wound several times with acetone, cut a piece of 1/4" plate aluminum to sort of fit the ragged opening without falling into the transmission and literally JB Welded it into/onto the hole.... For the 4 hours of labor, the price of the JB Weld, and the acetone, that patch never showed a sign of dampness or weeping for the rest of the time I owned that car (about 6 years)... I also used Epoxy to repair the casing after a Kohler engine threw a rod out the side of it on a lawn tractor back in the day... all 3 pieces of the casing landed on the floorboard after hitting my pants leg and work boot.... Rebuilt that motor and epoxied the case back together, used it until the following spring until a guy traded me some carpenter shop equipment I could not pass on... A week later, I sold one of the saws I got in the trade and went up and bought a new 17hp lawn tractor... Funny how things work out sometimes...

[@grassroot1100]

Had shocks put in by a sears Auto shop, got home, less than two miles away, saw under the car one shock hanging loose, they over torqued the bolts and close to twisted them off. Cranked the impact gun to the max? No doubt.

[@1967250s]

Just rotated my tires, had to use a 3 foot breaker bar and jump on the bar with my 200 pounds, so, over 300 ft/lbs of torque, on aluminum wheels that are supposed to be 95. And supposedly a good tire shop. 😠

[@rupe53]

great repair, but whatever the guy hit out on the road will probably be hit again, now that the repair sits lower than stock. That's just the way it is, right?

[@ZILAwelds]

The technician at the dealership tried to install the drain plug with an impact gun. He didn’t run over anything.

[@papapsych2746]

@@ZILAwelds What did the dealership do? This isn't an acceptable resolution for a dealership mistake.

[@allenrussell6135]

​@@papapsych2746I read in another comment the dealer gave the customer 600 bucks and basically said leave.

[@FreeRV]

Hi Peter! Cool to hear you speak German! Thanks for sharing insider information on brand and technique! Great job on welding transmission!

[@kstricl]

Vince that does a lot of the welding from Deboss Garage Rich won't like this video. He absolutely hates all the contaminated aluminum welding he's already asked to do! This might give Rich more ideas 😂 Very nice job though.

[@ZILAwelds]

Right on

[@bundysgarage]

Why didn't you clean the outside of the transmission case first at the spot you were welding? I always heard a good welder spends a good amount of time preparing the area, like a painter.

[@ZILAwelds]

Watch part 2

[@ashishpatel350]

What did they use to take the bolt off? Thors hammer?

[@ZILAwelds]

Impact gun most likely

[@AquaMarine1000]

Hex or hexagonal has six sides. A square has four sides.

[@ZILAwelds]

Good catch, shows you how tired i was

[@Scrapy-ih7ob]

nice, but I would use inverted fitting, that stick down is just waiting for low Rork, or any of "Murphys" hateful laws to say gotcha. If don't Murphy then go buy lottery ticket, he's the menace to any one fixing stuff.

[@ROBERTWENDT-q9k]

enjoy your videos - thanks for sharing Im wondering why you didnt wipe down anything with acetone AND why you didnt use the tig arc to boil out the oil from the trans case before laying down rod ?....was it to show that your equipment can weld dirty or something else....would appreciate an answer for my own welding knowledge - thank you

[@sonofadutchman9315]

Who said that he didn’t, the casting looked clean to me and even for alloy tig welding, there wasn’t much fume coming away. The lack of ‘smut’ after welding and before he wire brushed it makes me believe he did prep it first. JMHO.

[@ROBERTWENDT-q9k]

@@sonofadutchman9315 JMHO - Peter is pretty thorough and I think if he cleaned and boiled out before welding he would have included in his video - its just a question that PETER should repond to.

[@karroome]

Didn't realize the trans was upside down until the end😂😂😂

[@FR4087]

Was about to say 🤣 wouldn't it be better to have it on bottom to fill up better

[@taliakuznetsova7092]

Ok good I wasn't the only one who was confused for a moment.

[@JAYJAYJAY53]

How would you unless you have changed your own oil in a standard transmission.

[@mattmattes3913]

10 dollar fix? What's your hourly rate? Sorry, 10 bucks don't buy much today, not even B.S. Ya get what you pay for. Zero prep

[@nickaxe771]

Bit of tyre lube would have helped no end.

[@azarahwagner2749]

Well , that transmission is a surprise because you have no idea if it already has debris inside.

[@ZILAwelds]

Well, you see it on my bench “upside down” it broke out will (presumably) all the metal pieces and the original drain plug falling on the floor At least that is what i gathered from what the customer told me and the pieces he showed me …. 🤷‍♂️ That is also the reason why i chose to not “clean it” with a die grinder or something …. Even though a small aluminum piece or 2 is not necessarily a death sentence for a manual transmission with hardened steel gears ….

[@mikethespike7579]

"Für Opa Reicht Das" Love it! I'm a grand dad and I drive a Ford. And I gotta say, it's enough for me.

[@ZILAwelds]

Well said!

[@garymallard4699]

It's a German Transmission..it should be Metric ..Yahh? 🇨🇦🤓✌️

[@mortimerschnerd3846]

Get some instruction on the finer points of tig welding before you tackle another job like this. Most of my first year students can do better.

[@TheTwelly]

Jaysus, I don't know what to say. It isn't anything good about this video. A big thumbs down from me.

[@dark30welderwelding11]

Nice job Could you have stick welded this with those aluminum rods you’ve shown on your channel previously?

[@ZILAwelds]

I doubt it … i am not that good Travis could have done it probably

[@phlodel]

Aluminum stick is nasty stuff to weld with, but it works on really contaminated metal way better than MIG or TIG.

[@gerischi8871]

Dachte ich schon bei diesem "schönen" Englisch einen Deutschen oder Öst. Hintergrund. Super informative Videos!

[@kraut-performance]

Kölner. 😁

[@ZILAwelds]

Vielen Dank!

[@SpiraSpiraSpira]

It looks a little gross, but I think that this repair will definitely last the lifetime of this transmission and that’s the important bit.

[@BuilderCannon]

Amazing work

[@ZILAwelds]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@jayc4562]

You might get the idea that you can just get in there and weld that in without cleaning the area. I use heat and acetone to get it clean when you are working an area that has grease or oil.

[@tomstiel7576]

the black is the dirt rising to the top,,,you never bothered an attempt at cleaning it,,,,very amateurish to say the least

[@armedmariner]

I might have cleaned that base casting a lot to freshen the surface before TIGing to get better adhesion. But this isn’t a life or death weld. Just needs to hold fluid under minimal pressure. I might also have torched that casting and heated the base metal to 300 degrees or so before starting to weld.

[@craigbmm4675]

did everybody look away from the light ? DONT look at the light ! :)

[@PromasterHOF]

Looks like some kid put some chewed up bubble gum on it, you didn’t stay at a holiday in express last night and you are definitely not a welder!!!

[@ZILAwelds]

Happy holidays!

[@markhuyette8509]

Very nice repair job done walk away and have a blessed day today 🙏

[@ZILAwelds]

Thanks, you too!

[@Pushyhog]

why does tig take forever to weld an inch? let her weld.

[@authordent41]

I maybe wrong butt that threaded plug looks like it is way to tall / I IF NOW ONE HAD given a heights of plug i would have made it a lot shorter so it will not hit the road

[@ZILAwelds]

watch part 2 there is a cross member well blow that plug

[@barenekid9695]

WHY? wouln't the "dealership' Simply swap in a new Tailpiece casting ?? This is a foolish tale.

[@ZILAwelds]

they paid him $600 and said - go get lost

[@philoffhistree6700]

I like this, I'm going to sub, I'll be back.

[@davidwilfong5820]

Take it apart and clean it up bevel the weld area weld it clean it all up reassemble

[@bluethunder1951]

Instead of making a hole in the casing why not just build up the area with weld to make it thicker then drill and tap it for a plug?

[@ZILAwelds]

because this was faster, easier, cheaper and less shavings in the transmission

[@dereckjtbear2175]

Actually it's: ☺️☺️F O R D First On Rubbish Dump😁

[@peterpeter5666]

would you ever consider grinding it down to look better? i know its under the car and nobody will seee it, but lets say just for giggles?

[@ZILAwelds]

If this was a fuel return line bong on an aluminum tank on a semi truck, it probably would be sanded and polished and shined up like chrome ….. by someone else 😂😂😂 I dont see myself having time or passion to do that at anytime in the near future

[@josephstratti52]

Do you not have to clean the oxide from the aluminium castings to help the weld? Just wondering?

[@ZILAwelds]

I just welded. The AC cleaning action takes care of the rest … it wasnt that dirty. Look at my video about oxides … that explains it pretty well, if you cant find it, let me know i will send a link

[@gilleskarribou1009]

Beau travail ! Personnellement je me serai arrangé pour que le bouchon de vidange, ne dépasse pas du bossage plat de fonderie, qui est à coté.

[@BernardBouchard-qq9kq]

Stainless brush only for aluminum weld no contamination

[@daviddelgado6090]

Odd to think how the dealership broke it. I've done a couple of manual drain and refill and didn't find the drain part to be a thing. Refill is a different story.

[@zijie-he]

Awhile back, someone would charge me 700 for a similar fix on a radiator, then i decided to buy a new one for 300.

[@fifthamendment1]

Two questions: 1. Are you going to get particles in the transmission from the welding? 2. Are you able to weld steel to aluminum? It looked like that drain plug is made out of steel.

[@bedlamite42]

Generally there is no spatter with TIG like there would be with MIG or stick, so there shouldn't be anything in the trans. No, you can't weld steel to aluminum.

[@ZILAwelds]

Tig welding is “clean” no particles in the transmission And no, other than explosion welding you cant join steel to aluminum. All parts were aluminum…..

[@hansstofberg43]

Looks good . But you have some very expensive tools .

[@LWRC]

You forgot to state how the transmission housing casting was damaged like that with a large hole in it??!!!

[@ZILAwelds]

watch part 2 - I explain it all

[@1mw4tch1ng]

i would still touch up on the area where the black spots are. Could be the weakest point and the thinnest area of the tig weld, could be the weakest point fail and leak after a while.

[@mk-jl3zd]

You should really had to torqued it down to the specs just to make sure for the costumer peace of mind !

[@ZILAwelds]

my 3/4" impact gun is int he shop to be recalibrated :-)

[@DNANDROID]

When you can do the job with a drill bit, a tap and a bolt with a seal. But you want to weld.. hopefully no particulate is inside the case from the weld. Live and learn

[@ZILAwelds]

The tig did not contaminate the inside. That is why I didn’t use a dig grinder to clean it up.

[@slalomking]

NPT stands for national pipe thread, not taper.

[@nickyborrisino]

Billy Lane would have cleaned it up to the point you couldn’t tell where the casting ended and the weld started.

[@ChosesinWon]

Can't believe this guy paid under ten dollars for that welding machine.

[@LyndenHovell]

Nice job. I did weld repairs like that for 23 years and am amazed that you got such a low amount of peppering considering you look to have done minimal amounts of prep to the base metal. I would have put air pressure in through the fill plug hole and die ground the broken metal surface and around it where my weld would actually contact and then also wire brushed the area thoroughly. That being said, I did notice that certain brands of parts use cast aluminum that is much easier to do a clean weld. I would assume that is due to the alloys used in the casting.

[@ZILAwelds]

Thanks! That filler helps too!

[@oscarolander7455]

Wow all that fancy welding equipment and zero prepwork to that dirty cast aluminium. 😮

[@ZILAwelds]

It was “clean” aluminum no need to prep and put more dirt inside

[@oscarolander7455]

​@@ZILAweldswhat are you talking about, we can all see the oxidation on that gearbox housing. And when it's a part that have been in contact with oil you should heat it up and burn away the oil. If you are afraid of a bit of aluminium dust inside the gearbox use your vacuum cleaner or compressed air inside the gearbox so you have air leaving the hole so nothing gets in. But a bit of dust from a wirewheel will not harm the gearbox just do a tight oil change. I can definitely see pinholes in your weld.

[@job38four10]

I would've shined that housing up before welding..........

[@freddogatto8869]

Bad work, only a little drop of metal inside and you will destroy the gears

[@ZILAwelds]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6nJaINnqbCqa5Ysi=isbkyN_yGssQtj23

[@allenhanford]

Nice work, but was the original plug hanging down that far? Not surprising that it broke off, if it was.

[@ZILAwelds]

There is a crossmember below that too

[@allenhanford]

@@ZILAwelds gotcha

[@georgesam7805]

I mean sure. OK. I'd be afraid of even a tiny bead possibly dropping inside of the case. And I'm sure you're not going to warranty the operation of the transmission.

[@ZILAwelds]

Not sure how afraid i would be … of course in an ideal world you make sure there’s no contamination in the transmission however, if there was a tiny piece of aluminum or two in there, and it’s getting caught in between the hard and steel gears …. “ order.” would be restored pretty quick. Aluminum is very soft …. Anise is basically grease with aluminum powder. I wouldn’t go as far and say that it would be good for the transmission, but it would probably survive it

[@davidwilfong5820]

Dude turned it into a junk yard transmission

[@poepflater]

new to the channel, thought you were going to JBWeld the hole for a minute...

[@ZILAwelds]

Not anytime soon …. I do a lot of aluminum welding … pontoon boat coming next

[@poepflater]

@@ZILAwelds I'm also into boats, have a wood one I;m busy building but parked as I have to go for some serious surgery.

[@joneber7504]

Clean your work?

[@ZILAwelds]

Before or after?

[@joneber7504]

@@ZILAwelds before get ss wire brush and use it just for aluminum.

[@amtpdb1]

It would have been nice if you would have used a filter on the camera so that we could have watched the process to compare the weld with at the end. Thanks for the video.

[@ZILAwelds]

Next time

[@AlphanumericCharacters]

Funny you are shitting on Ford when that is a Getrag transmission. In case you don’t know that is a German company.

[@Group_Anonymous]

All manual Mustangs from 2011-2020 use the Getrag MT82 transmission. Ford replaced the popular Tremec T5 and TR-3650 used in previous years. Since Ford switched manufacturers, the MT82 has received a lot of criticism due to having several well-known issues.

[@ZILAwelds]

I dont smell shit ... you cant take. joke ... too bad ... I will pray for you

[@AlphanumericCharacters]

@@ZILAwelds it’s just a dumb joke. Just the irony is that you imply German engineering is superior when the MT82 is inferior to the American Borg Warner transmissions in previous generation Mustangs. Also ironic that the 2012 and up Focus was a fantastic car that was completely destroyed by the Getrag DPS6 dual clutch automatic transmission. I was a Ford tech for twenty years and I never saw anything worse than that transmission. However, if you got the manual version of that Focus with the IB5 Ford gear box it’s a very reliable car. I can take a joke. I’m not triggered it’s just that if your joke is going to imply superiority there is irony that it is a German product. PS. I just bought a brand new VW because I got a great deal on it. It sucks. I should have paid more and got a Ford.

[@safffff1000]

I would have just JB Welded it

[@MikeyMack303]

Nice work.

[@ZILAwelds]

Thanks!

[@Darryl603]

Consideration should be given so that it doesn't stick out beyond the bottom of the unit. It looks like it's begging to get snagged on something.

[@ZILAwelds]

There is a crossmember under it… you hit that first before you hit the transmission

[@richardschafer1911]

Ford in australia fix or repair daily

[@adeyton9169]

Damn Peter! You got so many welding machines you are having to use chairs as welding carts. Lol What’s the welder just to the back left of the 251? Looks like it has an independent wire feeder on it. Also looks like a Stel machine.

[@ZILAwelds]

Its a stel s400 with f40 feeder …. Its awesome

[@lumberjackdreamer6267]

You should use a magnetic plug

[@weldingjunkie]

Nice job Pete, I hope all is well. Hope to catch up with you soon. Kids are getting huge

[@jgrenwod]

NPT. National Pipe Thread. Can be tapered or straight.

[@jedi-mic]

What about doing that with a 3,000 degrees torch and a aluminium welding stick would it work right?

[@WayneCook306]

Why did you not clean your casting before welding.?

[@ZILAwelds]

I didn’t want the chips from the dye grinder to fall inside the transmission. Besides, the crack was “clean“ there was no oil or no surface contamination in the crack area.

[@LygerTheCLaw]

cleaning aluminum before welding is overrated.

[@ZILAwelds]

EXACTLY ! Thank you! I made an entire video on that years ago

[@loligagger85]

a quality repair worth paying for would take it apart and Magnaflux check for additional cracks, then weld that up, drill a hole and tap in new threads. This repair is shady AF and will be prone to failure. If i had to do that repair i would NOT guarantee it in any way shape or form. Do things right or do it for free

[@PromasterHOF]

Just exactly how would you check it magnetically it is an aluminum case

[@loligagger85]

@@PromasterHOF OH FFS. if you have no idea how to magnaflux an aluminum head, or a casting, you have no place doing this type of work.

[@philiprowe2147]

Just curious, for excessive heat and warping, would having the plug in it helped with heat?

[@ZILAwelds]

Typically not …. The heat typically seizes the plug in the threads

[@toplesstattoo4301]

Jb weld baby

[@ZILAwelds]

All the way 👍

[@BrianAdriance]

FORD fix or repair daily 😅

[@GBPaddling]

Fix On Road Daily FORD.

[@RodneyHayes-d3y]

Repair looks great. Did you use any heat dam to protect the RTV sealant at the case seam just in front of the weld. Had a garage my whole career and the number of oil pan and transmission pan leaks we saw over the years caused by exhaust heat help put my kids thru school

[@ZILAwelds]

The heat didn’t put was not as massive as you might think The Aluminum sucks it out pretty good distributed through the whole case. It’s not all piling up just in that area where I’m welding. The short answer no I took some breaks in between the welds felt it with my bare hands. I don’t think that there is a problem burning the silicone.

[@garyjarvis2730]

Not a pretty weld but it certainly will do the job.

[@truthboomertruthbomber5125]

Permatex Thread Sealant with Teflon will be the perfect sealer.