My new manual transmission has a crack in the casing - I don't know what to do.

[ryan roopnarine]

so sorry to hear that.

if i were you, i'd call vines and see if they would pay to have the thing welded at wherever is convenient to you, as opposed to shipping it back to them.

[DanDombrowski]

Well that was my intention, I'm certainly not going to pay $50-100 to have the thing welded out of my pocket, the thing is supposed to be near new condition.

I took it by my shop today to see what they thought. They seconded the JB weld idea. With all of the other good JB weld stories, I'm starting to feel slightly better about the situation, I have good expectations of it.

I smeared some RTV on there last night to try to slow the leak enough that I could drive it to work this morning, and while it hasn't stopped the leak, it has slowed it. Will drain and apply JB weld tonight.

Thanks for everyone's input. I'll call Vines today on my way home and make sure they're cool with me attempting this. I can't see how they wouldn't be - its not like they'll be able to use the casing again if they want to fix it.

[indierthanthou]

i had an 86 dodge diplomat i got from my grandma...that sucker was about 50% jb weld, 10% duct tape, 5% chicken wire, and the rest was rust

[acidfire52]

Man, sorry to hear that. At least the new tranny is shifting ok.

Mine is working good. Hope you get her fixed up soon.

[Ross]

i had an 86 dodge diplomat i got from my grandma...that sucker was about 50% jb weld, 10% duct tape, 5% chicken wire, and the rest was rust

From the factory.

I've used JB weld with good results also. The case cracked for a reason though, the JB wont keep the crack from growing.

[632 Regal]

agreed, the only way to properly weld it is to gut it and heat it up so the weld sticks good. Mig or tig, without heat it will warp and crack the hell outta it.

From the factory.

I've used JB weld with good results also. The case cracked for a reason though, the JB wont keep the crack from growing.

[Incantation]

+1