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welding question

I am currently installing brackets that wrap around the axle housing on a GM 10 bolt rear end.

The brackets are from Competition Engineering (for a ladder bar application) which come in 2 pieces (front bracket and rear bracket).

The 2 brackets form a circle around the rear end.

The question is this:

There seems to be around an 1/8th inch gap between the axle housing and the bracket as if the brackets are made for a bigger axle housing....

I called Competition Engineering and they told me that those brackets are made for a 3" diameter axle housing....

So are the brackets bigger in diameter because they are NOT supposed to be butted against the axle housing for welding purposes?? Is that gap supposed to be filled with welded metal?

I tried to explain this as best as I could without pictures...

Thanks!!!

geno (remove nospam from email adress to email me)

Reply to
Geno Bisceglia
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Yes, the gap is supposed to be filled with welded metal.

STeve

Reply to
Desert Traveler

Using dual shield you could fill that gap with good results, but not unless you used .045 wire or 1/16th... so you may need to shim it or trim down the ends so the gap is smaller.

Reply to
Robert Mulligan

Having a properly sized open root is critical in making some welds.

Steve

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Desert Traveler

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