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Although what you say is true, if it was mine I’d just break out the grinder and the mig, weld it up and put a rib along the top and when it breaks again next to the weld look at getting it done properly ;)
Chaley-
Yeah it’ll last a while, I blobbed some brass on a very similar crack in someone’s (possibly they are on here) Sequoia so they could finish their tour of Scotland and it was still solid when they sent it to me for further mods/repair a while later.
New chainstay will make it good as, or better than, new though.
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This is the way
Mate and I did this to his Genesis as practice when we got a stick welder. He's a big one, and really hucks bikes. Still going strong about 8 months later
M_V
Chak
Tigging that cracked chainstay, or brazing over it, will likely be a temporary fix as the inside of the tube will be bogging and you can’t get in to clean it. Replacement of the chainstay is the way to go. Depends on the dropout design but generally it’s an easy job.
It looks like the dimple is larger than is required too so replacing with a less dimpled stay would mean it was stronger and less likely to go again in the future.