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[Harryracinggreen1990]

Help! I've done almost every thing on my engine and it's nearly ready to go back in but the sump has a graze in it so it's just going to leak oil , can I get it welded or should I get a new gear box casing the engine is a 998 a+ from a rover racing green 1990 , should this fit the gears? http://item.mobilewe...nid=24971211817 hopefully I should just be able to swap the casing? Do you think they wil match and what's the best way to go about this problem thanks harry

[brum,brum,mike]

have you got a pic of your grazed gearbox casing?

[Cooperman]

Is it leaking, is there a definate crack or is it just a graze. I've seen gearboxes with huge lumps out of the fins, but still they didn't leak.
Can you please post a photo showing where you expect to oil to come leaking out?

[Harryracinggreen1990]

Yep it's down at work ATM so will post a photo tomurow morning , thank you very much for your replys and with out the photo I know that oil seeps thru gradually but I will get a photo for the morning :)

[Cooperman]

You'll need to find a good welder who can weld aluminium. If you call at Booker Airfield and find the maintenance company and they will almost certainly know a CAA Approved aluminium welder. I had a big hole in the bottom of a gearbox and found an aircraft welder who did a fantastic job in about 20 minutes and I paid him £20 in cash.

[mini-luke]

Gearboxes are a bit of a bugger to weld as the oil seeps into the pores. Still, a repair of that kind would only need to be oil tight not as strong as new

[Harryracinggreen1990]

okay thanks for the great advise, ile be ringing booker airfeild faily sortly then, got a friend whos in the know up there any way but never thought of it really, sorry about the lack of pic as i cant seem to get my camrea to charge! thanks for the help tho!