Weld aluminum?

Oct 21, 2003 27 Replies

I had just installed my new, regeared, d300 onto my new nv4500 onto the back of my rebuilt 4.2 on the frame. I had to fabricate a new rear crossmember and so the d300 was supported by a jackstand in position. There was no body on this yet.

Came into the shop a couple days leter and needed to move the rolling tool chest, but the jeep was in the way. So I tried to roll it forward but it wouldn't roll. I figured a nut or something was under a tire, so I gave it a good shove...

BAM!

The jeep rolled and the transfercase/transmission/engine assembly tilted on the new urathane engine mounts and the back of all this fell off the jack stand. Concrete chips shot all over the place as a bolt from the new transfer case rubber mount dug in. Lucky for me that was all that was slightly damaged, that one bolt.

I had just clocked the transfer case onto the tranny by drilling a couple of new holes in the aluminum NV4500 too. Other wise the lower lobe of the T/C would have hit the floor instead. :^/

yeah.....but we could hang out and tell fish stories. :-)

Unfortunately I don't have a spare 727 lying around to use to get the proper alignment. I'll figure something out when the time comes.

True! Most likely I'll have to wait till you make a pilgrimage to Moab.

Of course I do have a good friend in Raleigh, I haven't visited him in a couple years. Maybe I could just say my tranny is a carry on?

Yeah, I hate it when I break my shiter. Hurts like hell.

Jerry

Oops, I seem to have misplaced a letter. For $200 it better not be a shiter.

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