New England B.S. Thread

done right it may not break, ive stick welded a ford 8.8 and I put that thing through hell and back and it did not break. With the right rod, clean areas it wont snap. Sucks as a daily and will never lock or spool anything. Jeep has a D44 LS which is nice

 

Yet you seem incapable of keeping a drive shaft under any vehicle for any extended amount of time

 

If it's done right, the weld should be the strongest part of the whole thing. If it breaks, it should be another part of the drive line that would snap before the weld breaks loose.

 

That is nice; my '93 Grand had the Chrysler 8.25 in the rear and by the time I sold the Jeep it had developed a whine at speed from some chipped teeth.

 

At work, if it is a crack we drill holes at both ends and then weld. I was told it helps to stop the crack from advancing.

 

I've heard of that before also. The weld should be stronger than the host metal also so it should help strengthen the area.

 

Very true. The only funky thing is what the weld (rod material) does to the structure of the piece under working stress/strain. If a piece had a little bit of allowable deflection (per design) under working load that may be reduced, or could transfer those forces to a part of the piece that may not be designed for the added load. Of course, for many applications this is just finicky nit-picking and will have no effect.

 

Looks like they are giving lt Walsh a nice funeral . Over 3500 firefighters showed up from across the country.

 

Sorry, super busy yesterday. Bumper cover for the front. Brand new $80- $90.

 

Wow. That's a lot of love

 

So my local PD has had the state police around for quite some time. Now I see they have military vehicles at the station too. Wonder what is going on....

 

Hostile takeover?

 

They're getting ready to start the takeover.
Prepare yourself. Bug out now!

 

Damn you Pugga. Do you sleep with your computer or something?

The more you watch the news, the less crazy tinfoil hats seem.

 

Excellent. I have to get a few estimates on getting a sill repaired in my garage but once I have a better idea of my finances I'll give you a yell.

 

You gotta be quicker!

 

Because I know we have a few engineers and technicians out there:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKorP55Aqvg

 

(two hours later)
So much for that theory...

That's the problem with working a customer service job, though. People call in and keep interrupting my TW posts while I'm typing them. By the time I get off the phone and back to the post, somebody's beat me to it!
Damn job, interfering with my internet browsing...

 

NP

LOL