Welding Help

I found that one of the bolts (that holds the wastegate plate to the turbo) has ripped out of the turbo housing. No leak in the turbo though. Does anybody have a welder that would be willing to "glue" the thing back to the housing? I would really like to not have to remove the turbo, but I can if necessary. A c-clamp is holding it in place for now. It's the bolt that's on the top side and is more easily accessible.

And in other news, for those of you that read the thread on my AFR problems, the AFRs are now back in line. Bad gas...bad gods...? Either ways, it's good now.



Thanks.

 

weld the hole shut and go EWG

 

Is the turbo housing made from Aluminum? The little nipple that extrudes from the housing is still intact? Can't that be reattached? Or can another blob be built up and tapped?

 

Sure you can.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friction_stir_welding

I say do it just to say you did it.

 

um.. yeah ok... used on the space shuttle fuel tanks.. somehow genius that ain't gonna be done by the average Joe...

 

time to go bigger turbo!

 

Last time I checked he had a 20G ...

 

i've already got a 20G! i'll go bigger motor before bigger turbo.

 

i'm pretty sure this place does aluminum welding http://www.dealerautomotive.com/ i'll have to call in the morn.

 

again you cant weld steel to aluminum though. period

 

Whats wrong with doing this?

 

like a sausage party... they aren't designed to be pushed together

 

The problem with helicoil...not enough space to tap.

 

why not just pull the turbo and get someone with a Tig to weld the turbo housing???

 

anybody have a tig welder?

 

A friend of mine does it for a living if you can pull the turbo off I am sure he would be able to get it done the same day at his house or maybe a day down time if he had to do it at work. he is cheap too. PM sent with my details.

 

pm fobia, he has a tig welder!

 

Jb Weld! haha, jk TIGing the housing is the right way to go

 

i will do it for you. you have to bring it to me though.

 

^^^^ ++1 for the fobia!

you should check out my radiator he did for me! looks like a front mount!! :O

 

thats a mighty fine hose clamp on the coolant line.