Take the hub apart and replace it you don't need a wheel falling off and killing somebody. Was probably caused by loose bolts to start with.
I think his cover is ok. Just needs a backing plate.FWIW !
If I used the correct part number.
It is available on ebay. It says $20.00 shipping to Cost Rica. Delivery by mid October.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1648649142...id=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&shqty=1&isGTR=1#shId
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It isn't the planetary carrier that's broken. There is a plate behind the carrier, I'll presume it's the inner machined face with holes to carry the 3? planetary gears. It'll have some means to attach to the stub axle from steering knuckle. These axles turn backward, it's the planetary gears that make it turn forward.FWIW !
If I used the correct part number.
It is available on ebay. It says $20.00 shipping to Cost Rica. Delivery by mid October.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1648649142...id=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&shqty=1&isGTR=1#shId
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Thanks! I really appreciate it, good looking out. But it's the piece behind it. Which may be connected to the front axle in some capacity I've never disassembled it before. Kinda know what to do cuz one time a trunion bearing broke and my whole front axle fell out, but all I did was put it back in with a new bearing.FWIW !
If I used the correct part number.
It is available on ebay. It says $20.00 shipping to Cost Rica. Delivery by mid October.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1648649142...id=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&shqty=1&isGTR=1#shId
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RC, I don't have the old piece but was just planning on finding a piece of metal thick enough at the machine shop around the corner and grinding it into shape.Do you have the old piece?
You should be able to weld it back in with proper as in very expensive cast iron rods, preheating before, not welding too much at once and peening the weld as you go.
I would would weld it back together with the hub bolted on and the broken piece clamped to the hub so it stays flat.
Willie, thanks for the advice. I work with stick welders and nickel rods for cast, or 7018 when they run out. Stick is the only process I know or have access to. But I do it a lot.If it is cast iron, (I don't know if it is) it'll be dirty. Dirty cast is tough to weld, new metal doesn't want to bond. I've had some luck with AC TIG welding it, or TIG brazing it. If I were to try I'd begin with only the AC arc. Play it around to clean, if a puddle forms cleanly, add a bit of filler. Some recommend stainless filler, I can't remember what is best, but 312 sticks in my mind.
You'll only get a small surface at first, then keep working until you coat the entire broken surface. Lots of Stainless wire brush between tries.
If building up, use stainless to "butter" the cast, then use ER70S6 to build.
If joining two broken pieces, grind away enough cast to butter both surfaces, then fill a V shaped joint with open root.
I don't have a lot of confidence it'll hold. Even if it does, it'll be so distorted, you'll need machining to true it up.
Another thought is bronze, either aluminum bronze, or silicone bronze.
If you have a "machine shop around the corner", one idea might be to remove the part that is broken and find a piece of metal a little thicker that the broken flange. Weld it on with access from both sides and leave it a bit above the finished surface on both sides then have machine shop dress it of to the proper thickness.