mein51

Ok, so I've been getting the car fluffed up for the upcoming year - rebuilt turbo, rebuilt injectors, new suspension, etc. I finally got everything together last weekend and thuoght I had pleeeeenty of time to run with PCA in February.
I noticed I had a tiny oil leak upon first start up. No problem, only fiddled with one oil component and had no oil leak before - HAS to be the oil feed line to the turbo. I had a spare and some similar crush rings so I went ahead and replaced it. I noticed this time I had tar pits under my car upon start up. I figgured it had to be my lame crush rings. This time I had the correct crush rings and noticed I couldnt tighten the banjo bolt. Worried that I had stripped it, I backed the banjo bolt back out.
WTF?!?!?!!!! The freakin' balance shaft housing cracked around the threads!!

Does ANYBODY have a spare driver's side balance shaft housing they're willing to part with?

Darwantae951

Ouch man, that really sucks. No idea what couldve caused it? I don't have one, sorry. What can cause this?

-Darwin

samluke

Balance shaft housings are machined with the block, so they are matched. I would suggest you have yours welded up and re-tapped.

xsboost90

JB weld man!

Weston Dillard

I believe Samluke is right. But if you want to roll the dice, I've got one in Austin you can have for price of shipping.

West

chrly924s

mein51

I really really want to - but I hate cutting corners. When the car runs it does have decent oil pressure, so maybe its a more viable option. If theres more info on the housings being matched with the blocks it might happen. I'll have to be discreet enough to keep the JB out of the oil outlets on the banjo.
As for tonight, the beer is gone and I have work tomorrow.

95ONE

I can weld it up for you if you like. As long as it's not exceptionally porous. I dont think I have that size tap though. Look for it and we'll tap it at my shop on Friday or Saturday. Bring the banjo fittings for it so we can ensure a seal before you head home.
Buy dinner or something. No big deal.

(713) 545-1676
Bruce.

azmi951

Here is an idea, Helicoil it then slather the thing in JB.

You could also drill and tap it for a different fitting but either way that housing is what you are stuck with.

Chris White

It is a fairly thin casting so welding it has a good chance of wapring it - not good since it supports a bearing that has a 12,000 rpm shaft running on it.
I would think about using a good epxoy that is petroleum products compatiable. they make some putty types that you could put in place and then tap. Then I would put a littel locktite sealant (like the girdle type) on the threads of the banjo bolt.

mein51

I talked to one of the welders this morning at work after showing him pictures and he had the same concerns you did about the aluminum. He said he could do it, but there was a good chance of screwing it up more hardcore than it is already.

I was thinking about the epoxy/tap idea myself but wasn't sure if JB would be the epoxy to use. I actually have some of the anaerobic loctite leftover from my rebuilt. I'm a little concerned about any of the epoxy/loctite getting in or clogging that oil line.

xsboost90

you can drill and tap JB weld...

eclou

I know an incredible welder in Houston if you are interested. The guy is amazing and cheap

gcb951

When I was 11 years old I broke into my nieghbors hows and took their 1985 Suzuki 185 quad out. It didn't have rear suspension, just really big, low inflated tires. Well, I jumped way too high and smashed the intire transmission case.

I used JB WELD to patch the wholes and it never leaked again. More importantly, they never knew it happened. That quad still runs.

So the JB weld would definitely work. Kind of a uncooth way to fix it. But, it would work.

F18Rep

Damn... you guys scare me...;]