Repair cracked off ear on OEM fan shroud

[thegreatjustino]

Working on the cooling system on my '67 and found my original fan shroud has a broken off ear at the upper mounting point.

Curious if there's an epoxy or some other mastic that would repair this and stand up to the torque of the mounting bolt. I know the torque is not all that much, but would like to fix this once and be done with it.

 

[sykanr0ng]

My 'go-to epoxy' is JB Weld.

Not only high strength but resists heat to 500 °F (constant temperature).

Most epoxies let lose at or near boiling temp.

 

[blubuckaroo]

^^
JB Weld.
Try to salvage the shroud. The factory one is the best I've had.

 

[brian72]

i too jb welded one... sanded flat and square and then just drilled a hole for a bolt... worked great

 

[Pops68]

I did exactly what brian72 did a few years back on a lower ear...no problems since.

Pops

 

[ugly74]

JB weld may work, but you could go one better and get some Acraglas from Brownells.
That stuff is strong!

 

[jw0747]

fiberglass it which will reinforce it better than JB then drill hole. kits available most anywhere.

https://www.amazon.com/3M-Fiberglass-Resin-Repair-Pint/dp/B000BO9NOO

 

[67686977]

Bend a piece of flat stock, drill some holes, bolt it up.

 

[sykanr0ng]

Use some JB Weld and put some thin aluminum on the radiator side of all the mounting holes, that way they will all be even and reinforced.

 

[DaveLev]

Having messed around with my stock shroud so many times, woulda/shoulda just bought a nice aftermarket one.

 

[dholder]

Rivet and epoxy a piece of .040 aluminum sheet and then redrill the hole.