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oops lol.

lol

yeah thats what i was thinking but im not a trained welder by any means. just bought one and learned by fucking shit up.

i have a little 200$ wire fed one. i just kinda put some "dollops" on and then grind them down with a file? will that hold under stress?

Harold, I don't think the play is from the gearshaft, I think it's from the sprocket. I just did a rebuild and when I put the aftermarket sprocket back on, it had about 3 times the play that your video showed! It was a pretty new srocket, but then I took a Puch original off another E-50 and it was nice and tight - no play at all. I think these aftermarket sprockets are made from shitty steel - you hold it next to the Puch original and you can just feel the difference in quality.

In your video it doesn't look like the shaft is moving at all, just the sprocket going back and forth.

if you do weld it have someone tig it then chuck it in a lathe. shafts are usually heat hardended you dont want to change the temper then snap while your riding it.

Its not that much play. I totally would not worry about it. Ride.

Cool Breeze is right.

If you want to weld a jury rig fix, TIG that bitch. Even a smart MIG weld is too weak to hold under the temp and load that thing will be under.

Doesn't look like a lot of play on it. But, yeah - I agree....try a different sprocket. The shaft didn't look like it was moving...

yeah, examine the splines more closely, if they are not obviously very worn (or knicked, though I think you'd be able to tell) where the sprocket sits, then I'd compare a new sprocket.