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It looks to me like that is a design that was just begging to break, anyway. I am not a welder but I would be surprised if welding it, even by a pro, would hold. Is this motor going to be a full restoration or just get ‘er goin’ and take a spin? If a full blown restoration, I would try to find a parts motor. If just running it for an hour or so, I would try using it just the way it is. It seems like it will still tighten enough to create enough friction to hold the plate from moving. I have a Mercury-built Thor single. It is no prize, when it is running. It sounds pretty unpleasant. If it were me, I would not sink a ton of time and money into that one you have. Just my opinion.
On another note, it says, “American Bosch, Springfield, MA.” Don’t Wico and Phelon also come from Springfield? It must have been the magneto capital of the world!
Long live American manufacturing!