ranchhopper Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I bought a camel back cutoff a while back go around to working on it today and found a crack in the front axle housing. They must have tried welding it up with the carrier still on it there was the typical bubba booger three pass weld on the top no penetration just sat on the top lots of porosity. The crack extends half way down both sides they never attempted to weld that which tells me it wasn't there at the time they welded the top up. Its all accessable now so looks like a lot of grinding and prep work tomorrow. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44396-got-an-unwanted-surprise-today/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 I bought the thing without the carriers because I already had a set here so he had to know the thing was cracked when he took them off then I spent the next hour breaking up and vacuuming all the dirt out of the trunnion stand. I can see how those trunnion stands rust so bad its a design flaw to leave them open the way they are they fill up with dirt and crap rusting them from the inside out I checked these they are still solid. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44396-got-an-unwanted-surprise-today/#findComment-327943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 If the banjo is stamped steel you have good chances with some work required. Cast iron seems as another story. Good luck on fixing it. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44396-got-an-unwanted-surprise-today/#findComment-328981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Ouch don't think that will rub out. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44396-got-an-unwanted-surprise-today/#findComment-328992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share Posted March 29, 2016 Got it all welded up ground a 3/16 inch deep vee into the crack drilled both ends and welded it up. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44396-got-an-unwanted-surprise-today/#findComment-329001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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