Saving UIM with a broken ear!
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Saving UIM with a broken ear!
Do you guys see any way to save this UIM? I feel like I could put something on the other side that's missing so the nut tightens down evenly.
Maybe a washer?
Plan to sandblast/powder coat this upper and lower then clean all the threads with a tap/die.
Obviously a vacc leak could would be the main worry.
What do you think?
Maybe a washer?
Plan to sandblast/powder coat this upper and lower then clean all the threads with a tap/die.
Obviously a vacc leak could would be the main worry.
What do you think?
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your plans are to ..What?.....with that???
Jeesh man!..spend 40 bucks and get another one.
If you just plan to run it,then ya,I can see replacing that stud with a BOLT.You can grind a little more off to get a washer to sit in there.
But Really,without that manifold being welded(to replace the broken piece),I would not waste my time Sandblasting and powdercoating a Broken manifold..
It's a waste of time.
Jeesh man!..spend 40 bucks and get another one.
If you just plan to run it,then ya,I can see replacing that stud with a BOLT.You can grind a little more off to get a washer to sit in there.
But Really,without that manifold being welded(to replace the broken piece),I would not waste my time Sandblasting and powdercoating a Broken manifold..
It's a waste of time.
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that's fixable, you'd need to cut the ear straight, weld on a piece of aluminum, redrill the hole, and mill the gasket surface flat.
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Find someone with a TIG welder, bring them that manifold and a case of beer. I have welded these up before and it's not aweful. I just build the area up with successive passes, then shape with a grinder, drill the mounting hole, smooth the bottom carefully with a belt sander/file. Takes an hour or so.
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^ This is how I would do it. I have access to machinery though, so I would X the belts sander.
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+1 the average fab guy here would take like $300 and four months to do this fix, and then 99% of the time it wont fit, because they screwed up some major detail
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I had my buddy weld it up, while he was welding it up I sandblasted the lower.
Then we shaped the rounded edge with a electric sander and flattened the top with it as well.
I tried to belt sand the matting surface but it kept jumping off the belt. Probably operator error.
So we used the sander to get it close then put it in a vise and used a flat file to get it down, then a light sand to smooth it out.
Drill press for the hole, then done.
Took us about 2 hours, but I'm a slacker.
Then we shaped the rounded edge with a electric sander and flattened the top with it as well.
I tried to belt sand the matting surface but it kept jumping off the belt. Probably operator error.
So we used the sander to get it close then put it in a vise and used a flat file to get it down, then a light sand to smooth it out.
Drill press for the hole, then done.
Took us about 2 hours, but I'm a slacker.
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