That's bad luck. That hole is pretty much where the diff pin usually ends up smashing through the casing...and it can be repaired. I had an Alfa refurbished 6 speed GTA gearbox with a repair patch right around there.
The hard part will be stripping & cleaning it for welding. Fortunately, these 6 speed gearboxes come apart pretty easily. De-greasing it for weld will be the hard part.
I've never seen a rivet on a clutch fail like that.
Frederic has just told me where it came from and it really should have been better quality.
Or it could just be a freak random failure due to a material defect.Originally Posted by john
Last edited by Strat Fan; 13-06-2025 at 08:56.
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I wonder if they basically rebuild previously used clutches. One of the obvious differences is that the cover plate is grooved like a brake disc would be.
To machine the grooves I imagine they would have removed the rivets to put the face plate in a machine and have then rivetted it back on afterwards?
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