Will JB Cold Weld work for me?
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Will JB Cold Weld work for me?
Did an actuator seal replacement on the 80... when I went to remove the clevis rod it was on daaaamn tight. Tried to loosen it up with PB. Felt the thing finally started to give. Oops, the threading on the actuator rod just ripped right off. That is, I managed to split the actuator shaft in two up in the threading area. GUESS I'M TOO STRONG FOR MY OWN GOOD.
My first thought was - there goes $120 for a new actuator and clevis rod.
Then my friend reminded me about JB Cold Weld... this goes against my better instincts - but hey... you guys think it'll last in that application?
-Steve
My first thought was - there goes $120 for a new actuator and clevis rod.
Then my friend reminded me about JB Cold Weld... this goes against my better instincts - but hey... you guys think it'll last in that application?
-Steve
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For humor's sake, I wrote the screenplay for my adventure today:
Steve: TURN, CLEVIS PIN, TURN
clevis pin: haha, I have bent your mighty screwdriver
Steve: DAMN YOU, I'LL USE A BIGGER ONE!
clevis pin: BENT!
Steve: BLAST! Well, I'll teach you! *uses gigantic pliers*
clevis pin: YOU BASTARD! YOU'RE MARRING MY SURFACE!
steve: Huzzah, it turns!
actuator: OH MY GOD, THE PAIN!
steve: What...?
actuator: YOU RIPPED ME IN HALF!
Steve: WTF!!!!!111
Steve: TURN, CLEVIS PIN, TURN
clevis pin: haha, I have bent your mighty screwdriver
Steve: DAMN YOU, I'LL USE A BIGGER ONE!
clevis pin: BENT!
Steve: BLAST! Well, I'll teach you! *uses gigantic pliers*
clevis pin: YOU BASTARD! YOU'RE MARRING MY SURFACE!
steve: Huzzah, it turns!
actuator: OH MY GOD, THE PAIN!
steve: What...?
actuator: YOU RIPPED ME IN HALF!
Steve: WTF!!!!!111
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Originally Posted by Pacin'California
For humor's sake, I wrote the screenplay for my adventure today:
Steve: TURN, CLEVIS PIN, TURN
clevis pin: haha, I have bent your mighty screwdriver
Steve: DAMN YOU, I'LL USE A BIGGER ONE!
clevis pin: BENT!
Steve: BLAST! Well, I'll teach you! *uses gigantic pliers*
clevis pin: YOU BASTARD! YOU'RE MARRING MY SURFACE!
steve: Huzzah, it turns!
actuator: OH MY GOD, THE PAIN!
steve: What...?
actuator: YOU RIPPED ME IN HALF!
Steve: WTF!!!!!111
Steve: TURN, CLEVIS PIN, TURN
clevis pin: haha, I have bent your mighty screwdriver
Steve: DAMN YOU, I'LL USE A BIGGER ONE!
clevis pin: BENT!
Steve: BLAST! Well, I'll teach you! *uses gigantic pliers*
clevis pin: YOU BASTARD! YOU'RE MARRING MY SURFACE!
steve: Huzzah, it turns!
actuator: OH MY GOD, THE PAIN!
steve: What...?
actuator: YOU RIPPED ME IN HALF!
Steve: WTF!!!!!111
No more coffee after 5:00 pm for u.
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JB weld has metal filler that might get in the way of your repair.
Permatex has a product - Cold Weld - that I have used on my
gas tank repairs. It does not have filler, so it is smooth. It hardens
quickly and is flexible (to a point) after curing.
Any pic of the broken piece ?
Permatex has a product - Cold Weld - that I have used on my
gas tank repairs. It does not have filler, so it is smooth. It hardens
quickly and is flexible (to a point) after curing.
Any pic of the broken piece ?
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Dave-
The clevis rod has about 1/4" of thread exposed underneath it. The actuator shaft actually twisted apart in the thread area, my first thought was drilling out the thread on the rod and attempting to thread the clevis rod onto the remaining thread(on the shaft) and hoping that would be enough for proper operation...but ideally, I'd rather just have these two items hold together. I'll get a pic later today.
-Steve
The clevis rod has about 1/4" of thread exposed underneath it. The actuator shaft actually twisted apart in the thread area, my first thought was drilling out the thread on the rod and attempting to thread the clevis rod onto the remaining thread(on the shaft) and hoping that would be enough for proper operation...but ideally, I'd rather just have these two items hold together. I'll get a pic later today.
-Steve
