Cracked drawbar mount

The draw bar mounting bracket is part of the main case. Good news is that the case is fabricated steel so normal welding with 7018 is possible.

Hi, TOGNOT.
I would have thought, based on past observations of D4s and D6s, that the drawbar pull point bolts to the bottom of the transmission case and the belly pan bolts to the drawbar pull point. Also, I suspect that the 'ackshull' pull point will be cast steel. IF I am right, that crack would be in the belly pan rather than the drawbar pull point.

BUTTTTT< as the immortal Swishy might say - eye dew st& 2 B kee-wreck-ted.

Just my 0.02.

Thanks guys. I'll get under there with pressure washer and wire brushes and grinders etc etc.

Wow if it was a belly pan crack - what a lucky break !

So, did you happen to take a photo of it all cleaned up? Sure would be nice to see that.

As Om says it is part of the case the piece the drawbar is pinned to is bolted but that is not were the crack is

Hi, Keloz.
Do we have some differing ideas of parts names here? To me, the 'case' refers to the transmission case, to the bottom of which I understand the drawbar pull point/drawbar pivot is bolted. It appears to me that the crack in question is in what I would call the 'belly pan' or 'belly plate', which I believe is not a part of either the transmission case or the drawbar pull point/drawbar pivot and which can be un-bolted and moved to a more favorable position for repair.

Just my 0.02.

I think everyone is correct, I have attached a parts book picture . The broken piece, like mr magnet stated, and others, is part of the case. That is not shown in the pic.

Bolted to the broken piece is # 787178 bracket. Deas, the belly pan does bolt to the front of #787178 bracket.

The bolts shown on the bracket attach the bracket to the case. I think the proper repair will be :
Remove the bracket to gain access to the front and back of the (cracked) mount. I can then weld it from both sides, grind it flush and install new bolts, lock washers, nuts and thread locker.

A few bolts are loose, one is missing, so this likely caused the failure ( along with 65 years of abuse)

[attachment=46776]image.jpg[/attachment]

That's a fairly common problem on the D6's. Usually starts when bolts get loose and hog out the mounting holes. That's a tough spot to keep track of and even more inconvenient to get at to tighten. Had to get a swivel socket for my impact gun to do mine.