Hello,

SO, I decided to teach my girlfirend to drive on her birthday and BAM!!! She crashed my 97 civic into a pole. There was no real damage to the bumper or superficial aspects of the vehicle, but then I looked under the car and to my horror, the transmission has been cracked and was bleeding out transmission fluid.
That was about 3 days ago. Now, my dad advises me not to spend the possible $1000 plus on a new transmission, as I have been advised to by several mechanics. His solution? Use "J-B Weld", an epoxy product that will somehow fix the problem.
Can you guys help me out with this? Do you think the epoxy is a possible solution?
I have also heard of people simply welding the crack.

PS: The transmission is operating correctly. Except for the crack of course!

 

depends on where the crack is. I'd suggest welding it before doing JB Weld. But it's not going to cost you 1000 dollars for a transmission. Find one at a junk yard and swap it yourself. That's what I'd suggest. Just make sure its a properly operating transmission. Auto or Manual?

 

^I would assume a manual. Doesn't take much teaching on an auto.

For peace of mind, I would just grab a junkyard transmission and swap it yourself.

 

JB Weld gets hard like a metal should, but it dosent stick very well. I think with pressure, it will just pop right off. IDK if a tranny has pressure though. But JB Weld wouldnt bond to secure to a tranny i dont think. Especially with the fluctuating temperatures. But thats my opinion. It could possibly be a temporary fix though. I would look into getting it welded or just replacing the whole tranny.

 

Thanks for the feed back!

From what I understand, there is no high temperatures or much pressure in the transmission as in other parts of the vehicle, like the intake manifold where temps is hundreds of degrees. So, the epoxy might work there.

Also....The previous transmission was automatic, but since I am thinking of replacing the transmission as a solution, is it not possible to put a manual transmission?? I've heard it might be a risk and some cars might not ever perform the same.

Thanks

 

You seem to be dealing with a young girl here. Maybe too young

 

Take a look here to see what is needed to do a auto to manual swap.. https://www.hondacivicforum.com/foru...ad.php?t=31774

 

JB weld would work good too yo'

 

whos the doucher n00b talkin smack?

 

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