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| | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 378 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 378 | Well fellows, yesterday was a bad day for me. I had to move my truck out of the shop in order to have room for the tractor. The brakes need to be replaced on my tractor , so in the process of moving my truck to the carport I heard a noise. Seems the weld on my rear-end housing broke. (No I didn't weld it.) The rear-end didn't go anywhere but the body got kinda' low. I'll be looking for a complete housing this time instead of welding up the old enclosed drive one. I guess I'm really happy it happened in my drive way instead of on the road. So i guess something good came from this anyway. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | Yes, too bad, but it might have been worse on the road. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 | It's very difficult to get a good weld on the rear axle pivots because there's rubber in there, and I believe those parts are cast steel, which does not weld well. There's a way to fabricate a bracket out of flat bar that wraps around the mount which makes welding a lot simpler, but the best bet is to use different spring mounts or an entirely different axle housing.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 378 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 378 | Yes you are correct Jerry. I have try-focals and just can't see good to weld anymore. By the time I find the puddle it ain't no telling where I am! So, I called on my son-in-law to do it for me. He is a very good welder but he said the same thing. Don't know how long this will last but maybe you could start looking for another housing and I'll help you change it out. I found a 68' chevy truck with 3:73 gears in it for free. I'll have to cut the coil over stuff off of it and go from there. Not such a bad job. Going to remove the bed so everything can be done without laying on the ground.. Good to hear from you Jerry. I hope you are doing OK. Take care and as always thanks to all of the advise from everyone. | | |
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