Alright guys. So let me start out by saying I'm an idiot & this is best left to professionals.
I've never rebuilt a transmission before. I decided to rebuild mine & install a Transgo HD2 kit at the same time. Well, theres a step in there which says to drill a hole with a 3/64 bit to bleed pressure in the pump. Well, I drilled it with a 3/32 only realizing my mistake afterwards. So now I have a problem.
I called Transgo & they said to take aluminum rod, chamfer it, then pound it in. Which I did. I flared the ends as much as possible as well as I coated the rod in red loctite before install in hopes of keeping it there.
I'm worried that this isn't enough to fix this. The aluminum is really malleable. I can cut it with a razor blade. Maybe instead of the rod, I should jb weld the hole? Or maybe another sort of epoxy? Can this be welded possibly? It's in a really tight spot. I want to try to salvage this if possible. I already put the new bushings in & new seals, etc.
Thoughts?
P.S. What is the pump made out of? What material is it?
I've never rebuilt a transmission before. I decided to rebuild mine & install a Transgo HD2 kit at the same time. Well, theres a step in there which says to drill a hole with a 3/64 bit to bleed pressure in the pump. Well, I drilled it with a 3/32 only realizing my mistake afterwards. So now I have a problem.
I called Transgo & they said to take aluminum rod, chamfer it, then pound it in. Which I did. I flared the ends as much as possible as well as I coated the rod in red loctite before install in hopes of keeping it there.
I'm worried that this isn't enough to fix this. The aluminum is really malleable. I can cut it with a razor blade. Maybe instead of the rod, I should jb weld the hole? Or maybe another sort of epoxy? Can this be welded possibly? It's in a really tight spot. I want to try to salvage this if possible. I already put the new bushings in & new seals, etc.
Thoughts?
P.S. What is the pump made out of? What material is it?
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