Broken planing plate on Suzzi 250

bogib · 04 August 2009, 19:41

A good friend of mine had an unfortunate accident by hitting rumble in water and broke part of planning plate on his Suzuki DF 250.

Will it be wiseable to repair and if so where ?

Bogi

Poly · 04 August 2009, 20:56

Bogi - this thread might be useful: http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?...chemical+metal

bogib · 04 August 2009, 21:09

Thanks Polwart, it was interested thread but will not help in this case as we do not have the missing part from the cavitation plate..... didn´t remember the right word when I started the thread.

Bogi

codprawn · 04 August 2009, 21:39

Find someone who can tig weld - should be easy enough to do.

bogib · 04 August 2009, 23:35

I don´t trust anyone over here to do it properly, have contacted company in Minnesota, USA, so perhaps make a quick trip to Minneapolis

Bogi

doggypaddle · 05 August 2009, 13:00

Thats a very simple repair for someone with a TIG welder.
find a sheet metal worker, or manufacturer of aluminium tanks, radiators , intercoolers, or truck bodies. get them to tig in a suitable size and shape piece, welding it inch at a time and leaving to cool. finish it off with grinder/metallic grade filler and paint.

or buy a new gerabox

Steve_B · 05 August 2009, 13:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by bogib

I don´t trust anyone over here to do it properly, have contacted company in Minnesota, USA, so perhaps make a quick trip to Minneapolis

Bogi

Very surprised to hear you say that. Having seen the impressive standard of the vehicles converted to use on the ice and snow, I would have thought you would be spoilt for choice??

codprawn · 05 August 2009, 13:15

There must be some good aluminium welders in iceland. If you really don't trust them then you could always drop the bottom leg - stick it on a pallet - and send it to the UK - surely closer than the USA???

Or offer someone a free holiday in Iceland - inverter TIGs are small and light enough to carry!!!

doggypaddle · 05 August 2009, 14:07

yep those inverter scratch start tig/stick welders are great and portable for small jobs. Its carrying a "L" size argon cylinder that kills the portability! You can get "high"pressure disposable canisters now that hold enough gas to do a small job.
My little inverter will run a 5mm rod and is lighter than a couple of bricks.
I would probably attack that repair with the MIG anyway, welly the weld in there and cool it before it jiggers the seals, then attack it with a 4" grinder to finish it before a skim of filler and a coat of paint.

bogib · 05 August 2009, 15:40

New gearbox beeing ordered today from Germany.

We will look into repairing it at a later date and keep as spare

Thank you all for your comments, all highly appreciated

Bogi

codprawn · 06 August 2009, 04:02

If you are keeping it as a spare you may want to dismantle it totally at some stage. Then you can get just the casing itself done - can be put in an oven to bring it up to a nice even temp before welding. No seals to worry about then.