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Engine lid hinge repair |
malcolm2 |
Oct 31 2017, 05:12 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,745 Joined: 31-May 11 From: Nashville Member No.: 13,139 Region Association: South East States |
I can think of a couple ways to fix this. Can i hear more ideas?
You can see that there are 4 weld impressions. 3 have pulled a hole in the firewall. |
dangrouche |
May 28 2020, 09:38 AM
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dangrouche Group: Members Posts: 550 Joined: 1-May 04 From: San Francisco Bay Area Member No.: 2,012 Region Association: None |
here's my technique using a piece of "L" bracket. Cut a corner off of it (or use any metal bit) as a gusset and weld it onto both sides of the hinge bracket. the long screw was used as the ground for the welding and to put tension on the bracket to close the gap of the cracks. I did not want to have to try to weld a new bracket onto thin metal or lose the placement of the OEM bracket. This was my second repair of the existing hinge bracket from 6 months earlier. for the first repair, I welded at the cracked joints, but the hinge flexed and cracked the welds. The current repair is solid and does not flex anymore.
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