What's the story here....

I got the hole.

I got the JB Weld.

Oil's drained.

Do I just clean the area, and slap it on and wait a day?

Or do I have to actually take the crankcase cover off? If I take the cover off... do I have to get a new gasket?

Fackin' nicest day of the year, and I bust my **** an hour into the day...

 

if the gasket isnt damage you shouldnt need to get a new one

 

Which side is busted? The left side doesnt have a gasket but the right side does. I think gixxernick didnt take his cover off when he JB'd it and there was a chunk of metal left inside that messed his clutch up, so you outta take the cover off.

 

i wood buy a new crankcase, you can probaly find one on ebay for very little $$$.......jb weld sucks you wood be better off putting duck tape on it

 

It's the right side that's busted. And that's what I was worried about too... chunk o' metal gettin' inside. I guess I gotta yank it and just be careful with the gasket.

Wish me luck!

 

yeah make sure you look for metal shards in the crankcas dont want to mess up your clutch

 

9 times outta 10 the gasket is fine. get a new cover dont be a cheap ***. respect the fiddy.

 

Ditto......... most people overlook this very important part

 

The JB weld wont hold after a while after oil is on it

 

I 've damaged more crank case covers than anyone. JB weld will hold as long as u clean the area u apply the JB weld too. DONT buy a NEW cover untill u get good at crashing or stunting. U'll just break it again. I even have the CHROMOLY foot peg mount and that **** still bends and allows the brake pedal to go right in to the case cover resulting in a hole or crack of some sort.
I just bought a new case cover and 2 days later boom gone. I havent falln in months and then bang went over with my foot on the front fender. Sucks. So know i have 2 case covers with JB weld on them !!

U might need to change the gasket if u have taken your case cover off more than 3 times. By my 6th time taken it off i started to leak.

Just my $0.02
Richie Rich

 

We also Need a CUSTOM Frame brace to prevent this from happening again.

 

Well... I JB Welded it. Waited a day, and put a second layer on it, because it kinda shifted when it dried.

I'll put it back together and ride it today.

But I also ordered a new one from the dealer, and bid on one from eBay.

So... hopefully I won't need them, but I'll have spares.

PS. I dig that Impreza. So much better looking than the recent US spec WRX's. Too bad about the powerplant though. Now you gotta get the 22B widebody fenders.

 

the clutch cover expands and contracts when heated at different rates
than the jb weld ,it is a temp fix,not permanent, it will leak again