theconrodkid
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| posted on 3/6/14 at 05:56 PM |
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metal glue
evening peeps,i have an alloy thermostat housing with a steel t piece rammed into a hole in said housing,thats the way it came from the factory.
the T piece is a bit rusty and i want to replace it with a readily available brass T piece .
i have JB weld and araldite,what would be best ?.
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rash12
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| posted on 3/6/14 at 06:35 PM |
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I would use the araldite but warm the items up it goes on better great for fixing ally sumps
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bi22le
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| posted on 3/6/14 at 07:46 PM |
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I have used ali chemical weld type products, like arldite, a few times. It is very rigid and brittle at the joins so it may not be the right stuff for
anything that vibrates or expands \ contracts.
I have also used No More Nails metal sealant \ adhesive. with good effect. This stuff is a lot less solid and almost has a silicon seal feel to it.
Stuck two pieces of ali together well enough that I cant get them apart again. This stuff will also be water resistant and obviously better for things
that vibrate.
Good luck.
PS I take it a bit of wet \ dry cloth and elbow grease is not sufficient then?!?
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 3/6/14 at 08:42 PM |
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thanks for the replies guys,cant clean it up really as they rust through so better to replace it
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stevebubs
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| posted on 3/6/14 at 09:23 PM |
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I presume it's the main outlet so pretty large hole? If not, are you able to tap it and use a fitting from somewhere like Think?
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ste
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| posted on 3/6/14 at 10:29 PM |
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Is it off an mx5? i just did mine, it had rusted through completely. I bought a brass barbed elbow off ebay and drilled and tapped the housing and
then fitted the new elbow. far better than just glueing it in.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 4/6/14 at 05:33 AM |
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STE.your right there,need to get a 1/8 ? bsp tap to do that ,i only have metric,tis a more permanant fixing tho
8mm O/D Steve.
[Edited on 4/6/14 by theconrodkid]
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