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Location: New Berlin,Wisconsin,53151 | Has anyone welded a lower end that got cracked due to water freezing? Didn't get to it in time this year and the cold weather put a 3" frown just above the shaft housing. A couple of guys at work recommened having it welded. What do you think?
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Location: On the Niagara River in Buffalo, NY | Depends on if the inside propeller shaft housing is cracked,if it is you will have to tare down propeller shaft hub and weld from the inside as well.This could be costly in labor if your not doing it yourself.I tossed my cracked lowerunit for my Merc 225 hp a few years back and purchased an aftermarket lowerunit for around $900. |
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Location: Minnesota | i weld for a living so i would bring it in to work and do it on my lunch time.but yes it can be fixed but it will cost ya .bring it to some weld shops see how much then compare that to a used one is what i would do good luck.
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Location: Sun Prairie, WI | Im gonna send u a message. I have done this for a living. I still currently weld and can weld it in my shop. Ill message you my details and we can go from there. |
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| Not a problem with a good welder. I had a small 1 1/2" crack welded on my lower unit just last season. Ken tried to grind the weld flush but it kept seeping water so the only side effect I have is you can see the weld.
PS- Make sure there is no inner damage to the inside of the unit, that ice can really mess things up inside there. |
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Location: Sun Prairie, WI | It kept seeping water cause the aluminum used is cast aluminum and is full of impurities. It does a lot of boiling when welding. If you grind the weld down you will more than likely open up multiple spots of porosity in the weld. Some cases will weld better than others. Some are just horrible and a complete nightmare to weld. |
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Location: New Berlin,Wisconsin,53151 | John I appreciate the email and thanks everyone else for your responses. I'll be taking off the lower end as soon as we get a day thats above freezing.
Bruce
Edited by Netman 1/4/2013 6:48 AM
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Location: Lakeville, MN | my buddy does this for a living too..
http://www.seurerproprepair.com/ |
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