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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 04:18 PM
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J B Weld

I`m looking for a product like J B weld, that I can put in a cavity

let it get hard and drill and tap it to hold a screw. I have used J B Weld

before, but am looking for something a little tougher. Any ideas?

Thanks

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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 04:30 PM
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JB Weld 2 part Putty?
Some pretty tough stuff.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 05:00 PM
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What Dick said. JB Weld (2 part) is probably as good a goop as you will find for that application. Epoxies have lower strength and degrade with heat or cold. JB Weld has metal filler, so it is inherently stronger.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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I agree JB is hard to beat. I used it years ago on the ear of a tranny that bolts to the bell housing and it's still holding strong.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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McCloud California ???

I'm a California Native and never heard of it. Looked it up. You must be in the middle of God's country.........
 
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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there were two things i always took to the track with me , duct tape and jb weld . actually drained the water out of a block that had for some odd reason cracked 'tween the freeze plugs at the track and used good ol jb to fill it in . dain thing went all year till i stuffed it into a wall with a little help and killed the car .
 
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 07:58 PM
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If you really want a substance that is 2 part and tough, this is it. A buddy of mine used to get it from the chemical plant he worked at. I have used it to fill stripped holes, then drill and tap like new steel. I have even used it to repair a leaking A/C condensor (5 years ago, AFAIK, it's still holding)

http://www.belzona.com/1121.aspx
 
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 08:01 PM
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Gusso ,I"ve always had good results using J.B Weld, clean up the work surface on some piece of crap metal engine-part you got laying around ,mix-up a small batch ,and build a sample area..like the one your thinking of doing on your project ,and give it a whirl,.usually dries pretty fast too!! Good Luck!
 
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 08:13 PM
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I personally wouldn't use JB weld as threaded material. I always have either welded up the cavity, heli-coil if possible or put a slug into it welded in place then drill and tap it.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 08:14 PM
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Allright Gary, I guess no one else is going to ask.

What did you break? Come on, you can tell us, we are all boneheads here and do stupid things all the time (do you think JB Weld could fix broken leaf springs?...LOL)

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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 08:56 PM
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Bobby,

I wasn't gonna ad my stupid two cents worth but what the hell.... I'll tell you I hit an 18 Wheeler tire shred with my previous '49 at 65 MPH that busted a bunch of my leafs. It took out the lower half of my right front Fender also.

It's all good. Replace the spring and focus on those awesome Chrysler Tail Lights...
 
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 09:49 PM
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O K Guys,
Here is what I want to do. Back in the old days of hot rodding. We guys
would use very classy (IMHO) Large wing nuts to hold down valve covers
on 312`s. You can see them on Mummerts website in engine gallery.
Well, I bought some valve cover hold downs ( Spectre #5320 ) for ch%%y.
-for those of you familiar. they have a great looking chrome wing nut
like the ones we used to use, that fits on top of a stud. I want to fill the
cavity with something like J B Weld, drill it, tap it, and use them on my 312.
No big deal. From what everyone says J B Weld would work as well as anything.
Thanks, all, for your input.
By the way, the older original style wing nuts are not available anywhere.

Gary
 
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 09:57 PM
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eman92082,

Want you to know McCloud is Gods country. Its just up the road from Bartle.

Gary
 
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Gary,

Sounds like a great idea!! I agree, I think the JB Weld should hold up well.

I should have known that coming from you it would be for something cool like this and not to fix a boneheaded mistake...(take some pics when you get it all together so we can drool a bit)

Bobby
 
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 11:44 PM
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Thanks Bobby,

How you comming on the leaf springs?

Gary
 
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