I'm into the bottom end of a '57 FL and found the cam bushing had spun in the case. When I removed the bushing I found a small crack that ran up from the gear shaft's bearing boss on the gear side of the case. It then runs across the bottom of the cam bushing's bore to the inside of the case and back down.
I was told by a very good local mechanic that it would need to be plugged, welded and rebored. The shop where he works didn't want to touch it.
My question is why can't I just weld along the crack and mill it down on both sides. Then bore the hole to fit an oversized bushing? He says it will just crack again.
Maybe I need to let an expert handle this one. I don't know of a shop in the Dallas/Fort Worth area that specialize in this type of repair.
This is the first time I've ran across this problem but it can't be that rare.
Any suggestions, comments or recommendations ??????
I was told by a very good local mechanic that it would need to be plugged, welded and rebored. The shop where he works didn't want to touch it.
My question is why can't I just weld along the crack and mill it down on both sides. Then bore the hole to fit an oversized bushing? He says it will just crack again.
Maybe I need to let an expert handle this one. I don't know of a shop in the Dallas/Fort Worth area that specialize in this type of repair.
This is the first time I've ran across this problem but it can't be that rare.
Any suggestions, comments or recommendations ??????
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