Welding Muncie broken ears... any suggestions???

[ORIGLS6]

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The hot tip is to bolt the trans to an iron bellhousing while welding. The aluminum weld won't stick to the cast iron.

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A local guy did this for me on a T-10 I bought in Minnesota. The case was perfect when it left Minn. , ...... but UPS decided to save some weight on the shipping and broke the upper left tab & web off. One of our local racers is a professional aluminum fabricator. He created another tab, welded it on, did some die grinder work and finally hit it with a sandblaster and you can't tell it was ever damaged.

Anyone in our area need any aluminum repair done, see Rick Arnett!

[markjohnson]

Broken Muncie ears used to be such a common malady. Although I'm sure many would wish to remain anonymous, I'm sure many old-timer's on here are responsible for snapping off an ear or two! It's funny to think back how common Muncies were back then and how it was actually much easier to just find another Muncie for cheap than it was to find a good aluminum welder friend many years ago. If you were poor or maybe even a bit on the shady side, you just kept an eye out for a hot rodded '55-'57 Chevy as I knew guys that could snatch a Muncie out of one of these cars in just a manner of minutes because of their lack of a transmission crossmember!

[Canuck]

I brought mine to a local aluminum wheel repair shop. It only had a hairline crack, but the repair they did was invisible. Most large cities will have a few of these wheel repair places.

Paul

[Tommy]

I got one that needs an ear (upper right side) and I have no ear to lend.... It's too bad too, the trans is a really nice one. I guess someone could build an entire ear couldn't they ?


Tommy

[ORIGLS6]

Yep. When UPS 'modified' my case the piece that was broken came out of the packaging never to be seen again. Rick used some scrap material he had in the shop and recreated the missing piece.

[bigchevydaddy]

I second the recommendation to send it to Jerry MacNeish @ Camaro High Performance. Their aluminum welding skills are amazing; just look at some of the disaster intakes he's brought back to near-nos. And being a racer, he knows that a muncie ear repair needs to be strong as well as looking good. Good luck, BCD.