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Cracked motor mount

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#1 ·
Was tinkering with the sportster today and noticed the top mount right besides the air cleaner is cracked all the way around. Anyone ever heard of this before ? And how should I fix? Jb weld?
 

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#2 ·
Take it to a competent welder. NO JB. Tell him to clamp his ground cable as close to the weld as he can.

EDIT: I didn't see the pic. I thought you meant frame, not engine casting. Head has to come off to be Heliarced.
 
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Is that just like TIG welding.. and does it actually have to come off. Spoke with a couple local guys most said don't worry about it, said when that motor gets used on customer builds like a chopper that those mounts are even used. I just worry it putting strain on the mount on the other side and breaking it
 
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I'm not a welder, so I get the "applications" mig/tig/heliarc jumbled up. But Yes it should come off to go a proper job. And yes, some choppers don't use the top frame mount, but there must have been quite a bit of pressure to break yours? Loose motor mounts? What year is your bike?
 
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