John Boy, That is the packing gland. You should be able remove the bolts and slide the gland back on the shaft and add a couple of rings of packing like water pump packing and put it back together. Snug the bolts down fairly tight but not tight enough to break the ears off the gland, which is probably why it has been welded.


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