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<blockquote data-quote="hokie_yj" data-source="post: 1574984" data-attributes="member: 4238"><p>Finally got a little time to work on the axle today. A couple months ago I picked up a bent housing that had good Cs from a friend that was building it for a JK until he discovered it was badly bent.</p><p></p><p>Today I cut the Cs off of it. I used a portaband and grinder to cut them as close as possible. I was shocked at the quality of the factory weld. It definitely made me feel better about welding it back on myself.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]215533[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]215534[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]215535[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I ground it down until I could see the crack between the C and the tube. Then I cut the tube inside the C with a sawzall. It took some time but I was able to press the tube out with my HF press. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]215536[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]215537[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>To get the bad C off my axle I ground the weld out and then cut the C on each side of the tube and split it with a chisel. A couple licks with a BFH and it popped right off.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]215538[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]215539[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]215540[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]215541[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Next up will be trying to get the new C back on my axle. I measured beforehand to see how far on the tube it needs to go. I've got a couple stops hose clamped on the tube at the right depth. I plan to use my weed burner to heat it to 450* or so and hopefully it will slide on and then I can set the angle before it shrinks back.</p><p></p><p>I've got to come up with a way to rig the housing up on my welding table so I can lock it in place. The jack stands are way too wobbly to use when I'll be trying to set the caster angle right.</p><p></p><p>It actually turned out to be an easier job than I expected. Hopefully the install will go well too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hokie_yj, post: 1574984, member: 4238"] Finally got a little time to work on the axle today. A couple months ago I picked up a bent housing that had good Cs from a friend that was building it for a JK until he discovered it was badly bent. Today I cut the Cs off of it. I used a portaband and grinder to cut them as close as possible. I was shocked at the quality of the factory weld. It definitely made me feel better about welding it back on myself. [ATTACH type="full"]215533[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]215534[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]215535[/ATTACH] I ground it down until I could see the crack between the C and the tube. Then I cut the tube inside the C with a sawzall. It took some time but I was able to press the tube out with my HF press. [ATTACH type="full"]215536[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]215537[/ATTACH] To get the bad C off my axle I ground the weld out and then cut the C on each side of the tube and split it with a chisel. A couple licks with a BFH and it popped right off. [ATTACH type="full"]215538[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]215539[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]215540[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]215541[/ATTACH] Next up will be trying to get the new C back on my axle. I measured beforehand to see how far on the tube it needs to go. I've got a couple stops hose clamped on the tube at the right depth. I plan to use my weed burner to heat it to 450* or so and hopefully it will slide on and then I can set the angle before it shrinks back. I've got to come up with a way to rig the housing up on my welding table so I can lock it in place. The jack stands are way too wobbly to use when I'll be trying to set the caster angle right. It actually turned out to be an easier job than I expected. Hopefully the install will go well too. [/QUOTE]
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