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Offline gmc65

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repairing damaged clutch cover
« on: June 11, 2015, 04:06:34 pm »
Have a clutch cover that has been repaired with some form of epoxy some of it came off during clean up etc it is a dark green colour. Can anyone tell me what is the best thing to use to repair the cover it has been cracked and pushed in .
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Re: repairing damaged clutch cover
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2015, 04:09:57 pm »
A good TIG welder
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Re: repairing damaged clutch cover
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2015, 10:28:04 am »
Its the clutch case which is magnesium cant weld those? was bogged up with something need to repair it

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Re: repairing damaged clutch cover
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2015, 10:45:27 am »
I think there is a process to weld magnesium.  Just have to be very careful.  There is also industrial Devcon.  They use it in refineries on wear plates etc.. its tough stuff. 
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Re: repairing damaged clutch cover
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2015, 12:01:24 pm »
Magnesium covers can be welded with no problems by a weldor with a TIG.  They don't catch fire.

The break and surrounding area  has to be completely free of oil and back to bright metal that has been filed, or cleaned with a burr, not power brushed, and magnesium filler rod used. 
If you love it, lube it.

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Re: repairing damaged clutch cover
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2015, 05:11:25 pm »
I have all the gear for welding magnesium. Simply post it to me and I will repair it and post it back.
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Re: repairing damaged clutch cover
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2015, 10:49:24 am »
Anyone have the specific part number/details of the Devcon that's suitable for magnesium? i got some parts that i think are beyond welding but i may be able to salvage with Devcon. Thanks
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Re: repairing damaged clutch cover
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2015, 08:04:06 pm »
Devcon pretty exy but will last for years in the kit. I use the ally based one, have had the same kit for 15 years. It dried out sometime ago and refreshed it with acetone, good as gold.. Its about $80 buck for the kit I think. You will get it from any good industrial supplier.

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Re: repairing damaged clutch cover
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2015, 08:32:40 pm »
So this putty?
http://www.itwpf.com.au/devcon/product.aspx?productid=52

I don't care out the price because i gotta try and fix these parts somehow because they are proving impossible to find.
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Re: repairing damaged clutch cover
« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2015, 09:43:39 pm »
The stuff I use is called Devcon "FasMetal 10 HVAC 19770" Epoxy repair putty.

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Re: repairing damaged clutch cover
« Reply #10 on: June 28, 2015, 10:07:01 pm »
Ok that is this one
http://www.itwpf.com.au/devcon/product.aspx?productid=53

Theres so many different ones its hard to know what one is best or how similar they really are?
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Re: repairing damaged clutch cover
« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2015, 09:34:01 am »
Ok that is this one
http://www.itwpf.com.au/devcon/product.aspx?productid=53

Theres so many different ones its hard to know what one is best or how similar they really are?

This one come in 2 tubes and mixes into a dark grey cream that sticks to just about anything. If I have to fill a hole I just use masking tape on one side and and then fill it up from the other side.