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redd7 · 07-16-2004, 01:03 PM

I am a newby trying to teach myself how to fabricate. I have 2 old axles that I am trying to prepare for a cj8. what tool is used to remove the old shock and spring mounts to prepare the axles for narrowing? I have a 4 1/2 inch grinder but that seems awful slow. Is that the best tool for the job short of a plasma cutter? Thanks for any help in advance

GJC · 07-16-2004, 01:10 PM

Just throw on a cutting blade and have at it

HandBuilt · 07-16-2004, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by redd7

I am a newby trying to teach myself how to fabricate. I have 2 old axles that I am trying to prepare for a cj8. what tool is used to remove the old shock and spring mounts to prepare the axles for narrowing? I have a 4 1/2 inch grinder but that seems awful slow. Is that the best tool for the job short of a plasma cutter? Thanks for any help in advance

I've always used a grinder, big Dewalt and even bigger Makita, but a 4.5 grinder will do it. Just get some ear plugs, it makes the job a lot easier on the senses.

camo · 07-16-2004, 02:03 PM

my prefrence would be a plasma or oxy torch and clean up with a grinder. polish the final area with a flapper disc

MattyL13 · 07-17-2004, 08:19 AM

I second the Oxy-Accetalene torch. if you havent used one before get some junk and pratice, you can "gouge" the welds right off and if youre real good you wont even need to clean up with a grinder. its all about how you angle the torch tip. it takes some practice. i could cut OK before this summer when i got a demolition job. sitting 20-30 feet up on 6" Ibeam dropping the damn beams your sitting on (yes i did say that right)

will make you real good at cutting.

PS: I hate my fawking job Ill be glad when i go back to college, hopefully in one damn piece

Lord

64Trvlr · 07-17-2004, 10:03 AM

Torch, sawzall or grinder will all do the job. Remember eye and hearing protection are your best friends.

glfredrick · 07-17-2004, 02:49 PM

There are two different kinds of wheels for the 4 1/2" grinder - a grinder disk and a cutter disk. The difference is the thickness. Get some thin ones, and you can litterally cut the weld right off the tube. The thick ones just grind into the corner and never really cut the weld.

When you get them, get a bunch - they don't last as long as the grinder type. Also, don't use them for cleaning up the welds that are left, switch back to the regular disks.

In the absence of a torch this is probably the best way.

jerseyzuks · 07-19-2004, 08:57 AM

Where are you located?

Somebody may have a plasma cutter or torch you could borrow.

07-16-2004, 01:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
redd7 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Member # 33095 Posts: 2	best way to remove old shock mounts ? I am a newby trying to teach myself how to fabricate. I have 2 old axles that I am trying to prepare for a cj8. what tool is used to remove the old shock and spring mounts to prepare the axles for narrowing? I have a 4 1/2 inch grinder but that seems awful slow. Is that the best tool for the job short of a plasma cutter? Thanks for any help in advance

07-16-2004, 01:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
GJC Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Member # 26181 Location: Santee, Ca Posts: 1,091	Just throw on a cutting blade and have at it __________________ Jon

07-17-2004, 08:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
MattyL13 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Member # 32766 Location: Pennsyltuckey Posts: 121	I second the Oxy-Accetalene torch. if you havent used one before get some junk and pratice, you can "gouge" the welds right off and if youre real good you wont even need to clean up with a grinder. its all about how you angle the torch tip. it takes some practice. i could cut OK before this summer when i got a demolition job. sitting 20-30 feet up on 6" Ibeam dropping the damn beams your sitting on (yes i did say that right) will make you real good at cutting. PS: I hate my fawking job Ill be glad when i go back to college, hopefully in one damn piece Lord __________________ If it aint broke fix it till it is To the pessimist, the glass is half empty, to the optimist, half full, to the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. 00 TJ. 318, NV4500HD, 231, 44 locked on 35's. Work in progress

07-17-2004, 02:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
glfredrick Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Member # 16024 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 934	There are two different kinds of wheels for the 4 1/2" grinder - a grinder disk and a cutter disk. The difference is the thickness. Get some thin ones, and you can litterally cut the weld right off the tube. The thick ones just grind into the corner and never really cut the weld. When you get them, get a bunch - they don't last as long as the grinder type. Also, don't use them for cleaning up the welds that are left, switch back to the regular disks. In the absence of a torch this is probably the best way. __________________ Check out UCORA.org VOTE or SHUT UP!

07-19-2004, 08:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
jerseyzuks Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Member # 24273 Location: Southern NJ Posts: 1,412	Where are you located? Somebody may have a plasma cutter or torch you could borrow. __________________ gunracer1- You must have the reading comprehension of a first graded

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