broke rocker arm shaft

[that national]

well i snapped my rocker arm shaft and i was wondering if i could just weld it back together

 

[TurboBuRick]

You prolly could but it will crack again. Might as well get some upgrades and some braces.

 

[that national]

i may try to weld it and try to get by until winter hits and then get a nice set of roller rockers

 

[blackmonte]

I have cracked like 4 of those already even with the RJC braces, now I am running the TA hardned shafts, RJC braces and a TA stud kit , maybe one day I will get the Rollers

 

[KevinB]

If you are looking for a quick fix go to the junk yard and get a shaft off a car there. I'm pretty sure all the rwd 3.8s and 4.1s use the same ricker shafts. They are not turbo specific.

 

[Just a Six??]

Any machine shop will have one for $5

 

[UNGN]

Be sure to deburr and break the sharp edges of the hole on the replacement shaft.

 

[49-blues]

I have a pair if you need them.

 

[thadeal4real]

lol

i just got one ? were you going to use a stick/arch or a mig welder?

 

[turbofrank]

Just buy some used ones . They do break i always keep spares on hand.

 

[charlief1]

Unless your going to upgrade get some new ones and don't weld them. There will be brittle sections and will break again at the most inoportune time.

 

[The Darkside]

Be sure to torque the bolts to specs too...If you overtorque them, they can possibly crack right around a bolt hole in the shaft & you'll be replacing it again.....I know because I overtorqued mine a couple of times & both times I broke a shaft right around a bolt hole...I torqued the next ones right to specs & 3 years have gone by with no more problems...

The Darkside

 

[gnbooster87]

I have cracked like 4 of those already even with the RJC braces, now I am running the TA hardned shafts, RJC braces and a TA stud kit , maybe one day I will get the Rollers

with all the money you spent you could of bought roller rockers

 

[gnbooster87]

make sure you torque them to 25lbs

 

[that national]

just wondering how everyones car acted when their rocker shaft broke?

 

[blackmonte]

lots of Noise My knock gauge was going crazy , and runs like crap