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Hogshead

Post by Rod Petrie » Mon May 03, 2021 5:26 pm

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Removed inspection cover to adjust clutch fingers and a chunck of the hogshead fell off. Any fix or just get a new hogshead?
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Re: Hogshead

Post by tmodeldriver » Mon May 03, 2021 6:06 pm

If that chunk fell into the transmission you have to get it out of there. Probably best to get another hogshead. :cry:

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Re: Hogshead

Post by JTT3 » Mon May 03, 2021 6:12 pm

If you have one that’s better perhaps. First get the broken piece out, if you can’t the hogshead needs to come off anyway. If you don’t have another, can you braze? You might be able to run some flat stock and scab a piece on the underside. You’d have to locate and mark where you’d need to drill and tap for the middle screw before you place it in the hogshead. Those ideas are assuming you don’t have another hogshead. I’m sure others have better ideas.


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Re: Hogshead

Post by Allan » Mon May 03, 2021 8:24 pm

Another hogshead would be easiest. The god of all welders here would have me make a patch piece of flat steel stock to fit the repair, most likely to include enough material to allow the cover screw hole to be included in the patch piece. His opinion is that a brazed in steel patch is a better repair than trying to braze two pieces of cast iron. Less chance of subsequent break-out.

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Re: Hogshead

Post by John kuehn » Tue May 04, 2021 9:17 am

If possible try to find another transmission cover. And if you do don’t throw away your broken one.
It can be repaired by brazing and would probably be OK since it’s not in a strain position like an ear or etc.
Ck for other cracks of course if you repair it.
Just remember transmission covers aren’t being reproduced. Check with Model T Haven if you can’t find one.


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Re: Hogshead

Post by sweet23 » Tue May 04, 2021 9:40 am

I have several if you are in need of one. Darryl Bobzin


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Re: Hogshead

Post by noelchico » Wed May 05, 2021 2:25 pm

I live about 200 miles north of you in case you get a hankering to head north. I've got several 26-27, a few older hogsheads
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Re: Hogshead

Post by Jerry VanOoteghem » Wed May 05, 2021 7:09 pm

Isn't anyone curious as to how/why that happened? That is a "no stress" location. What would do that? Were you using hex head bolts to hold the cover on, and did you maybe tighten the bolts excessively enough to break out the threaded hole and pop out a chunk like that? Otherwise, I'm thinking something might be tumbling around inside your transmission and crashed into the edge of the opening, breaking off the chunk.

BTW, sneaking your fuel line in between the pan arm and hogshead will eventually lead to the fuel line being rubbed through and leaking.


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Re: Hogshead

Post by Rod Petrie » Wed May 05, 2021 7:54 pm

When we removed it yesterday another chunk fell off below the starter hole on the corner bolt hole. Yes it has hex head bolts and that one could have been tightened to much. I have another one on the way.

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