****ing Peice Of **** Briggs Crank Case!!!

[freakboy]

Well i was puttiin my 20 hp briggs back together and i was tightining down and it wouldnt go so i started tighteing all the bolts got to one and SNAP the damb peice of **** snaped and now theres a big *** crack/hole. the case appears to be cast alum. can i take it to the shop up the road and get them to weld it back together? or should i just get a new one?

 

[vandancouver]

**** man 20 hp briggs? lets see apic of what its on

also, cast alum is pretty weak. im a glazier (glass and metal, mostly aluminum) and the cast is weak ****. we have door pivots that are cast, if you drop one off a 4 foot ladder it will snap. i dont know man about fixing it..im no welder so im not sure. i guess i would try it and see what the price difference is.

good luck

 

[Carlman]

And yes it is possibe depending on size of the hole

 

[moetrout]

I've seen it done before, but that was a dime size hole on a 5hp.

 

[freakboy]

here the pics this fixable?

 

[moetrout]

Ewe! I thought you said hole, not a big chunk taken off the edge! My guess is no. Now if you could do it yourself or a friend would do it for free then I certianly would try it, but I would not pay.

 

[freakboy]

the guys up the road might be able to do it for free. if its not free it will be cheep. they might even mill the top so its flat.

 

[Affair_driven]

Were mating surfaces in contact with each other when casting snapped?

 

[lemegacool]

MAYBE alu tig weld would work... but not sure on cast... or you could try one of those alu brazing rod : http://durafix.com/ might worth a try

 

[freakboy]

alright well lastnight i was working on it around 2 and me and my freind were gettin it all back together and of course this freaking happend. im so pissed off as soon as it did that i freakin kicked a damb vise that weighs like 70 pounds.

and no for some reason they were stuck half an inch away from eachother and i was goin around in a cris cross patern and i started tighnin this one and SNAP

 

[moetrout]

Durafix sucks eggs!

 

[freakboy]

durafix???


Oh yeah would jb weld work for this hahahah?

 

[t0x1k]

You're better off duct taping it.
Welding cast iron is hard enough. Aluminum has to be harder.

Why exactly were you tightening it without the case being closed?

 

[Affair_driven]

or some reason they were stuck half an inch away from eachother and i was goin around in a cris cross patern and i started tighnin this one and SNAP

Have you figured out the problem as far as assembly goes?
If all is correct, case should just fall together without brute force.
Was this part of case difficult to separate to begin with?

 

[freakboy]

everything was in place but it wouldnt go down. and ryan didnt like me hitting it with a hammer to get it in. lol i had a block of wood.

yeah it was kinda hard to get it off the first time i pryed it up with a crow bar hhahaha.

 

[Affair_driven]

Before pouring $$$'s into repair, try to assemble case to get a "feel" for how it should fit.
I use a plastic mallet for tough to assemble (or disassemble) parts.
Lightly tapping around perimeter of case should help it to come together.
To try to wrench down an aluminum casting is asking for trouble. Not built for that kind of stress, as you have discovered.

 

[freakboy]

thing is i had the case together before then i took it off cleaned all the surfaces and stuff and im wondering if i seal it up if all the bolts will hold it in the right spots and since that has a bolt hole there just put it in there to close it up.

 

[Affair_driven]

I'd be concerned about the crowbar stuff.
What did that do to parts...?
Also, were these parts gasketed, or do they use an anaerobic sealant?

 

[freakboy]

they had gaskets on em. everything looked fine after i used the crowbar(gently) and it was a small one to. i have 3 gaskets exactly like the thing there and 3 that are nothign like it lol

 

[Affair_driven]

If it were my engine I think I would replace the snapped case.
If that's not possible, use the old case "as is" and gob on the JB Weld. Fully clean area with alcohol before applying the stuff.