Cost of Welding Axle Tubes

[wbt]

+1 for the CHE

We agree!

 

[2005 white s197]

Go ahead and weld in place the axle tubes are pressed in place. Make sure whom ever you chose welds using the TIG process only and verify that the rod he/she uses is for casting base metal i.e. Carbon with nickel. Also make sure this person runs a min of 3/4 inch tacks at 12:00,3:00,6:00 and 9:00 o'clock. Once this is complete the welding can be completed without misaligning the tubes. Also make sure the fillet weld is a min thickness of the housing hub flange casting where the tubes are presses in i.e. If the housing flange is 1/4 inch the fillet weld must be a min of 1/4 inch thick at the center of the fillet weld.

 

[CPRsm]

1/4 is what I might get. Varying between that and 3/16. I tig all of them about how you describe. Takes all my little 200 dynasty can dish out lol. Between the cleaning on the vent side and cleaning the rust on the passenger side it can be some work w all the crap in the way back there lol