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Crack in stator cover

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Hi,

I removed the stator cover to sand it down and get rid of the corrosion - re-finish etc and I think I cracked the cover from the inside when I was removing the stator from the cover - the bike is an 81 GS1000GL

The crack is about an inch long and is located behind the emblem (the area that is indented) When I run my finger over it (from the inside) I feel a ridge although it doesn't seem to move at all with light pressure. The ridge leads me to believe that the crack goes right through but I haven't removed the emblem to confirm it

My concern is that it will leak oil.

Is there a way to patch it?

Thanks in advance
Steve P.
 
There are aluminum specific expoxies for that.

Not much oil behind that cover. so not much to worry about
 
I repaired a crankcase cover with JB Weld and it held. Looked like sh!t but it held. Yours won't show so give it a shot.
 
My 84 GS 750 had a few incidents (read accidents) with previous owner(s) so when I got the bike the stator cover had a bad case of pavement rash.
JB Weld came to the rescue - applied on the inside of the cover, then applied on the outside as well. Once the JB Weld dried on the outside of the cover I sanded it down to the shape of the cover. Painted the cover and voila all fixed up and you can't even see the repair.
Very little oil back there and JB Weld will hold up well in this environment.
 
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