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I doubt you'd get the aluminum clean enough on the inside to TIG it properly. Even if you got the outside stupid clean, you'd get oil seepage through the crack once it got hot.

IMO you'd need to gut the case and have it hot tanked or boiled out to fix it once and for all.

Just my thoughts here. I'm not a professional welder, but I have a good friend who is. He skills are just awesome. I've watched him plenty, and he spends more time prepping the surface than actual welding.

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I can sort of weld aluminum, but is it a good idea with cast aluminum? I would love to just replace it even though the t-case works perfect, but I don't have a job yet.

 

Put the case in an oven and get it hot first, or use a rose bud tip on a torch and preheat the area to be welded first. You want the metal to expand and settle in before welding. Then weld it and let it cool slowly. You don't want to shock those aluminum molecules! :eek:

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