Anyone ever JB Weld?

[BaXTeR3221]

I bought some of this stuff and was planning to use it to 'cold weld' my oil fitting into the pan for my blower. I've heard this works pretty well. Anyone have any experience using this stuff on any part of the car? How well does it hold and how easy is it to apply?

 

[squeeeg]

It works well. When it dries it is hard as a rock. I wouldn't recomend using it on anything that could need to come apart.

 

[BaXTeR3221]

Thats good to hear, deffinetly dont want the fitting coming off. You just mix equal parts of each tube together?

 

[5.0fox]

i used it to weld a tranny yoke on my friends jeep and it held for 20+ miles outa the woods

 

[88_GT_5_oh]

heres my story

i had a small leak in my oil pan, so we took a wire brush to it, and the small leak turned into a pretty even flow of oil, so we cleaned it up and drained the oil, applied some JB weld and it has held for almost 2 years and has no signs of leaking again

just make sure its the JB weld stuff not the JB qiuck weld

 

[shonoff]

I used that stuff with disastrous results.Long story short.Modulating valve (think thats what it was called)on a 350 turbo tranny--the bolt that mounted it broke.Instead of fixing it right I jb welded it.I followed all directions to a T,and gave it more than enough time to set up.On the test drive,I took it easy--all was well.Then I floored it.The car hit the passing gear, a second later engine was taching out,but the tranny was doing nothing.I pull over and look under the car.Valve was hanging under the car by a vacuum line,detached from tranny,I had lost ALL my fluid,and burned up the tranny I had just installed.I got 12 miles out of it.First and last experience with jb weld.

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Yea....JB is not really intended to fix tranys....don't ever expect to fix something that costs 1000+ dollars with a 6 dollar item.

 

[88_GT_5_oh]

I used that stuff with disastrous results.Long story short.Modulating valve (think thats what it was called)on a 350 turbo tranny--the bolt that mounted it broke.Instead of fixing it right I jb welded it.I followed all directions to a T,and gave it more than enough time to set up.On the test drive,I took it easy--all was well.Then I floored it.The car hit the passing gear, a second later engine was taching out,but the tranny was doing nothing.I pull over and look under the car.Valve was hanging under the car by a vacuum line,detached from tranny,I had lost ALL my fluid,and burned up the tranny I had just installed.I got 12 miles out of it.First and last experience with jb weld.

dude its not meant to fix that stuff .. why would you even try, its meant for light duty kinda things

 

[shonoff]

Well that was about 10 years ago when I was younger,dumber,and did everything cheap and half assed.I know better now.Live and learn.But I still wont use it

 

[69Rcode_Mach1]

I'm with everyone else on this one. Becareful what you use it on, but the stuff holds great. Make sure to clean the surface you want to put it on throroughly with lacquer thinner.

 

[slowhatch82]

i used quick weld on my toyota fuel line coming out of the gas tank...stopped that leak real quick...saved me $100 plus on a new sending unit!

 

[shootme5150]

I love the stuff, just don't use it in high stress areas.

 

[BaXTeR3221]

how long did it take to cure?

 

[shootme5150]

says on the package, but I think it was 24hrs to fully cure.

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

The last thing i used it for was to plug the smog pipe that comes off of my Pro Chamber. I cut the pipe down to about 3 inches, bought a bolt that would almost thread into it, coated the threads with JB and hammered it in, then spread JB all around the end to seal it off. I would have rather cut it off even and welded it but i didnt have access to a welder. It's held up great for a little over a year now.

 

[rd]

Used it, or Marine Tex, to fix a leak in my aluminum rowboat. Still floats after 4 months.

Typically requires a very clean surface for adhesion.

 

[TT91]

24 hours to cure Joe, drain the oil from your pan, mare sure everything is SQUEAKY CLEAN with no oil residue. Try not to make a mess, let it dry for 24 hours before adding oil to your motor. Dont screw this up !

 

[WhiteHeat306]

works like a charm...

 

[BaXTeR3221]

haha thanx for the vote of confidence mike . Should i get a magnet or something to make sure there are no shavings from the punch?

 

[TT91]

A magnet or 5 would be a good idea.