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Just a thought, would welding the sprocket and retaining nut onto the driven shaft from the gear box cause the welded parts to lose its tempering and soften the steel?


There is a problem when welding on cars, so assume it is the same with motorcycles, with the alternator/generator, the voltage from electric welding can fry them, I believe the alternator should be removed from a car before welding , don't know if the same rule applies to the on-board computer, might be wise to ask the question of someone who really knows before going ahead, cos, you just might make your situation worse.

I've not heard that before, although that doesn't means it's not true. But the diodes in the alternator ought to be pretty tough, it'd be the ECU that I would say was much more vunerable. I haven't seen anyone remove the alternator when welding any of my cars.