2006 Bad Boy Buggie Classic Front End Differential

[Gonkulor]

If you put a rearend dif on the front wouldn't that cause damage when you stepped on the go peddle and squish the buggie or tear it apart if going in reverse?

[kab69440]

Originally Posted by mother57

Have you or anyone else you've talked to ever welded a differential housing and had it hold up a long time? Just curious, I wouldn't want it to be weak. And arent the clearances super specific? The weld might throw off how the gears mesh, right?

Throw some aluminum wire in a spool gun and gas generously with argon/CO2 mix. Cast metals are a beech to weld, but it can be done. If it were mine, I'd give it a shot. What have you got to lose? The thing is wasted anyhow.

[crash12888]

I'm not sure welding Aluminum with mixed gas is right but no matter,
A competent welding shop should be able to re-align and weld it up possibly with the gears still in it.
Worth at least a general inspection from them.

[Marathon Man]

Axle tubes are just plug welded into the houding.