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Here's a link to another forum where a member drilled and tapped a hole into the Hydro-Gear case and installed a npt plug. However, the casting looks to be very thin, with only a couple threads of engagement for the plug.
Does anyone have any insight into whether JB welding a piece of aluminum flat bar stock (3/16-1/4") to the outside case and then drilling through the bar stock -> jbweld layer -> hydrogear case would cause any problems?
I'm hoping for more thread engagement for drain plug, but will the jbweld (steel based) cause separation from the hydrogear case through thermal expansion (aluminum vs steel) and heat cycling?
I also plan to use a steel automotive style drain plug instead of the tapered npt plug.
https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/hydro-gear-drain-plug-install.344074/
Does anyone have any insight into whether JB welding a piece of aluminum flat bar stock (3/16-1/4") to the outside case and then drilling through the bar stock -> jbweld layer -> hydrogear case would cause any problems?
I'm hoping for more thread engagement for drain plug, but will the jbweld (steel based) cause separation from the hydrogear case through thermal expansion (aluminum vs steel) and heat cycling?
I also plan to use a steel automotive style drain plug instead of the tapered npt plug.
https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/hydro-gear-drain-plug-install.344074/