Would you trust JBWeld to repair threads on a snowmobile tierod?

[/pine]

Being an angler I will say right off the bat I am anti-jet skis of any type...they are the bane of inshore fishermen everywhere...! snowmobiles...meh...!

If it was just a short term repair I would say go for it and use it judiciously...other than an emergency repair it should be replaced...

I have repaired the dogs on commercial hydraulic fishing bandits with JBW and it works great if there is enough surface area to get a good bond...the dogs on one of these reels take a real beating (NPI)...

 

[radios1]

Lawsuit time!.

 

[goeduck]

Would not trust JB Weld for that fix, no way. When using JBW I always consider what is the worst that can happen if the fix fails.

 

[Richard]

If I may presume the OP's question is essentially answered..... since we're on JB weld, let me ask a different one.

I have a hydraulic flexwing mower. Inside each wing is an oil tank. I think they call them cooling tanks? The fluid is under pressure to the hydraulic pumps that turn the blades, and gets routed via hoses, to one end of these tanks, out the other end to another pump, out of pump into tank....and so on.

There is ALSO a tank at the front of entire unit.

One of my wing tanks sprung a leak. Actually, it seems it ALREADY had the leak when I bought it but the seller jammed a screw into the hole so it wasn't readily visible. Took to friend to have fixed and I think he fears the metal is too thin to easily weld without having to cut a section and make it a much larger job.

So, we rerouted the path and now that specific tank is not used (and mower works fine though I don't like this current "fix")

Got me wondering about maybe grinding a flat spot on the hole and using some JB Weld to plug it up or, insert a screw in there and use JBW to help seal said screw....

I respect his concerns about cutting/welding on this (it's possible he just doesn't want to do it!!!) and I'm ok bypassing this tank.

So that said, what are thoughts on using JBW as a plug for this hydraulic tank? Hole is on side so it would be under the "water line" and constantly in contact with hydraulic fluid. (been nice if hole was on top but it's not)

 

[goeduck]

Tanks are not thick to start with, was it thin due to rust? I would have guessed a puncture hole was plugged. If so, the screw and JBW fix seems reasonable. The worst thing you can have happen is lose fluid.

 

[Jstpssng]

I was thinking the same as Geoduck; whereas my situation is a potential safety problem, you have nothing to lose but a little fluid and your time. As you say in your post I got my question answered... and it looks like I may bring the sled home and use it myself anyways.

 

[crazyal]

I bet that JB weld on the tie rod will last forever. Think about it. It's trapped between the threaded rod and the housing it screws into much like a wedge on an axe handle.

 

[flyerdan]

It would depend on the thread damage; if it was a small bit that wandered and buggered a few threads on one side it will probably be fine, but if it was an oversize bit that reamed most of the thread out that's a no-go.
Helicoils will probably need three of them stacked to get full thread on a tie rod end, since the hole for the helicoils would probably be bigger than the OD of the damaged part might as well grab a piece of bar stock and punch it out to the correct thread and replace the damaged section.

 

[radios1]

If I may presume the OP's question is essentially answered..... since we're on JB weld, let me ask a different one.

I have a hydraulic flexwing mower. Inside each wing is an oil tank. I think they call them cooling tanks? The fluid is under pressure to the hydraulic pumps that turn the blades, and gets routed via hoses, to one end of these tanks, out the other end to another pump, out of pump into tank....and so on.

There is ALSO a tank at the front of entire unit.

One of my wing tanks sprung a leak. Actually, it seems it ALREADY had the leak when I bought it but the seller jammed a screw into the hole so it wasn't readily visible. Took to friend to have fixed and I think he fears the metal is too thin to easily weld without having to cut a section and make it a much larger job.

So, we rerouted the path and now that specific tank is not used (and mower works fine though I don't like this current "fix")

Got me wondering about maybe grinding a flat spot on the hole and using some JB Weld to plug it up or, insert a screw in there and use JBW to help seal said screw....

I respect his concerns about cutting/welding on this (it's possible he just doesn't want to do it!!!) and I'm ok bypassing this tank.

So that said, what are thoughts on using JBW as a plug for this hydraulic tank? Hole is on side so it would be under the "water line" and constantly in contact with hydraulic fluid. (been nice if hole was on top but it's not)

once the metal gets that rusted that you get one hole, another hole will pop up. it's better to replace the tank, or make a new one, cut sheet steel and weld..

 

[not2old]

In 2007 I bought a car with a cracked aluminum oil pan for scrap value as the dealer's estimate to repair was over $3500.00 using new parts. My plan was to put a Chevy motor in it. I used some JBWeld as a temporary repair to determine if the motor was salvageable as it would be worth about $1000.00. It ran so well that I just keep driving it a dozen years later. Best $400.00 car I ever bought.