1992 Nissan Sentra SMALL CRACK IN TRANSMISSION CASE

1992 NISSAN SENTRA
180,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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SIRRONOM
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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!
Feb 13, 2008 at 10:29 PM
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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.
Feb 14, 2008 at 7:10 AM
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