Weld to bike?

[jmr3394]

The rear mount on my engine broke. I was wondering if I could weld the engine to my occ chopper bike frame? Is that possible? If not, what should I do?

Thanks,
JMR3394

 

[2door]

No! Don't even consider it.
First of all your bike frame is probably steel; the engine is aluminum. The two are not compatible. Even if the bike is aluminum you DO NOT want the engine welded to the frame.
Second, welding on the engine case will distort it and probably ruin it. It is in two halves and once you weld the mount area you'll be stuck with an engine that can not be disassembled for repairs.
There are many other reasons why this is a very bad idea. You'd be much better off looking for a supplier that can sell you just the engine then you'd have your old one for parts.

Tom

 

[joabthebugman]

There is a very reasonably priced mount specifically for the OCCs, right around $30
You could weld the proper support bars onto the frame yourself, but with the mount you already have the proper offset figured in for you

 

[joabthebugman]

http://custommotoredbicycles.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/IMG_0701.241220040_std.jpg

 

["the prussian" Shop Dogs]

When you say rear mount broken are we talkin stud,case, or ? Post a pic if you can

 

[jmr3394]

The stud broke in half so half came off and the other is still screwed into the mount. Help please

 

[corgi1]

OK,stud broke off in the case ,there are threads on this,there is a search bar at the top of the page,I will look too

 

[corgi1]

This one mentions also reverse drill bits
http://motorbicycling.com/f39/how-do-i-fix-broken-motor-12243.html

 

[2door]

When you say rear mount broken are we talkin stud,case, or ? Post a pic if you can

Good catch. From his question I assumed he meant the case/mount was broke; not a stud. That's a whole different ball game, isn't it? Thanks for questioning it.
Tom

 

["the prussian" Shop Dogs]

The good news is it's not to hard to repair. One can dremial a slot for screw driver ,use two nut jamed together to back stud out or an easy out tool.
I have been thinking for some time that we need a stickey in trouble shooting for busted stud removal tech.'s if there isen't one?
It's unfortunate that it is so common a problem , i simply won't mount an engine with the junk studs from the kits , it's not worth it.
I have too post pics thru dropbuckett or i would tackel it myself.

 

[jmr3394]

Ya you are right on the money. I unfortunately do not have a drill or drill bits. Are there any alternative ways to attaching it?

Thanks

 

["the prussian" Shop Dogs]

If your good you can use a hacksaw to cut slot in stud and use reg. To remove old stud.
Or put two nut on jamb together and use inside nut to turn it out.
Were there a will...

 

[corgi1]

If it doesnt have lock tite and is level w/the aluninum you might be able to use a welder and stick a welding rod to the end of the bolt and unscrew it that way.I would buy a dremmil ,they are fun too