joomanburning Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 (edited) The fork in my OBS broke across the pivot cup in typical fashion- from east to west, right across the center of the cup. I ordered a new one from subarupartsandaccessories.com, and it was $40. This price figure has me contemplating welding up the old one to keep as a spare. Anyone had any success running a welded one? I very much understand the implications of a shattered clutch fork imposing itself upon an unreceptive rotating clutch assembly, I'm just speculating. I'm a good welder, and I know better ones. It's early here, fog of morning may be impeding rational thought. Edited November 27, 2016 by joomanburning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montana tom Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I wouldn't , at a $40.00 replacement cost how many years did the old one last ? I'm sure you can weld that better than new but...why bother ? You would be very bummed if it broke and took out the transmission and or the block ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt167 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 If it was a clutch fork that was NLA and NOS replacements were non existant and good originals hard to come by, then welding might be an option. But for a part that is less than $50 across the parts counter it's not worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joomanburning Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 In retrospect I think I was just bitter because the same year Forester fork is $20, and mine is $40. Pouting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt167 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Hydraulic vs cable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Weld it. You could add in some reinforcement welds. You can also heat treat it afterwards to help prevent it from cracking again. They crack because they're made of a very high carbon steel so the fork won't flex when it's under pressure. Problem is high carbon steel is more brittle, and over time it can become work hardened which makes it even more brittle. Brittle metal cracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 (edited) Forester fork was $20, might you have been able to use that? Seems like they should be interchangeable. How often do these things break? Edited November 28, 2016 by grossgary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Like it was said before, cable forks are different then hydraulic forks. They also tend to be a bit bigger then the hydraulic forks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joomanburning Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Forester fork was $20, might you have been able to use that? Seems like they should be interchangeable. How often do these things break? I'd be willing to bet that this was the original fork @ 200k. It is good steel, If I bounce it off the tile in the stove room, I could tune the guitars to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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