Posted by Stick welding on May 04, 2013 at 18:06:57 from (96.53.210.246):
I went out to see what I was up against to fix the broken mounting boss for the oil cooler. Good news! It is a separate bracket but the boss that broke can be threaded deeper. That's what I'm going to do since it already has the hole and just needs deeper threads in the boss. I was thinking of epoxying the broken piece back on cause I still need a spacer. I don't really want to weld it but could if it would be a much better repair. I also found out why it broke. It had been previously broken and was missing about 1/8" inch so the oil cooler had nothing to bu-t against against when the bolt was tightened. Also both of the mounting bolts had been cut shorter with a hacksaw. I know Cat sometimes uses odd length bolts but no one mentioned anything when I had the engine rebuilt about 6 years ago. I can get a tap to grab enough to hold the broken piece on till the epoxy dries. I can also use epoxy to build it up and then file it to the right height. Does this sound like a good solution or should I use something else for a spacer? If I use the broken piece for the spacer should I leave the threads in it or drill them out since the deeper threads in the boss will do the holding? Thanks in advance.
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