Ok so I just bought a 97 zj, Im in the middle of putting the tranny back in, I just noticed that there is a chunk missing and crack where thee one of the tranny lines go in the tranny, how should I fix it?

 

post a pic so we know what your actually working with

 

I wouldn't chance it, it's gonna leak.

 

Yea its in a bad spot

 

yep thats bad, gonna need to be welded

 

Yep that's what I thought but I don't wanna pull the tranny back out, do you think I should tig or mig weld it, I have both

 

well you cant mig that. well you could with a spool gun but wouldnt want to on something like that. it needs to be ground out, and tig welded. if you can get the tig torch in there, pull the fitting, get the top ear back down where it belongs, v the crack out and fill it in.

 

Do I have to pull the tranny out to do it

 

hard to tell from the pics. I would probably think so, but if you can get the tig torch in there, go for it

 

Ok thanks ill let you know how it goes

 

Might be easier just to pull it out, that way you're not welding upside down in a super tight space, that and you chances of catching something on fire are much slimmer.

 

Ok, do you think quick steel of jb weld would work

 

it could but do you want to risk burning the tranny up when it fails?

 

I know but there's Noones in southern wv with the right welding set up

 

how far is winchester from you?
see if this is close
http://www.cncenginedynamics.com/about/

if its not too far, talk to Howard and tell him what you have.