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Axle truss... Weld to differential housing or nah?
Heres my dilemma, Ive done my research and was all set to burn the truss to the pumpkin... Torch for pre and post heat, fiberglass welders blanket, mover blankets, and digital temp gun.
And then the ocd....
My truss is of the Rustys flavor due to the low profile, fits over the axle tube for 180* welds... Yada yada. My initial thought was to tie it in to the diff, no biggie just heat it to 400* and slow cool it. Now, I'm second guessing it. Ive read that welding the tubes is kind of a no no? On such a smallish axle and introducing heat adds weakened points. Found that odd but ok..
As for the truss, it only runs the length of the long (passenger) side. Nothing for the driver side. Thats what worries me! I dont want to introduce heat only to the one side and/ or risk warping the diff?
Since its only a turd shall I forgo this step and just leave it welded to the tubes only? Or should I just run small stich welds for where it meets on the passenger side with appropriate heating/ slow cooling?
Thanks for any input- yet again
Heres my dilemma, Ive done my research and was all set to burn the truss to the pumpkin... Torch for pre and post heat, fiberglass welders blanket, mover blankets, and digital temp gun.
And then the ocd....
My truss is of the Rustys flavor due to the low profile, fits over the axle tube for 180* welds... Yada yada. My initial thought was to tie it in to the diff, no biggie just heat it to 400* and slow cool it. Now, I'm second guessing it. Ive read that welding the tubes is kind of a no no? On such a smallish axle and introducing heat adds weakened points. Found that odd but ok..
As for the truss, it only runs the length of the long (passenger) side. Nothing for the driver side. Thats what worries me! I dont want to introduce heat only to the one side and/ or risk warping the diff?
Since its only a turd shall I forgo this step and just leave it welded to the tubes only? Or should I just run small stich welds for where it meets on the passenger side with appropriate heating/ slow cooling?
Thanks for any input- yet again
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