[MonsterGM]

I was trying to get the welded C-perches off the axle tubes of my early Bronco Dana 44. Note that I'm not talking about the full-size version with cast perches. Anyway, the right side came off with no problems. However, I messed up on the left side while grinding the weld. Because it can be hard to judge where the C-perch ends and the axle-tube begins, I accidently grinded a little too far into the axle tube. The perches came off, but I am left with a section on the axle-tube roughly 1"x3", that is probably about half it's original thickness. If I lay down a few weld-beads over the thin section, and then grind it back down, can this be considered strong enough???

 

[SCOTTS_4X]

sure it'd be strong enough but you have to worry about warpage. use some 7018 and do it very slow. make 1 or 2 welds and then let it cool for an hour or 2, and then repeat until you are done. localized heat, especially on round objects, tends to move stuff around alot.

-Scott

 

[EXO]

weld extremely slow like posted above, youll warp the tubes and get them offset

 

[ZUK]

I would weld a curved 1/4" thick plate.....not necessarily all the around.