(04-03-2020, 02:16 PM)Steve Jones Wrote: I imagine that it could be recovered somehow. Most things can be these days with sufficient time, effort and money. Loctite probably have an exotic adhesive used to glue engines to space shuttles or whatever that would do the job. The more relevant question is why would you bother? Maybe I'm biased but a long time ago, I had one of these shafts that failed within 15 miles. The thought of driving round having had an exotic repair but waiting for it to fail isn't something I'd relish given that new, one piece, half shafts are readily available as very much a fit and forget option. Somebody had the idea that this 'repair' might work. It didn't. The best plan is to weigh them all in and put it down to experience.
Steve
Aside from the academic interest of welding one, I'm very much with you.
Austin rear axles are best served by being put together properly, with perfect parts and bearings and then left alone.