Thread: Axle Bearing
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Old 02-12-2009, 08:43 PM   #7
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Default Re: Axle Bearing

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Originally Posted by BRS View Post
I hope you keeping this cart and not selling it!!!!
No Chit!!

That frame is an accident looking for a place to happen with all it's been thru.. Aluminum that is repeatedly bent will work harden and become brittle, it can fail without warning.. I had a friend with over 30 years experience in working with/welding aluminum give the frame on my rebuild a thorough inspection.. It had numerous hairline cracks in several welds due to the normal flexing during operation.. He cleaned up and rewelded several of the crossmember welds in critical areas.. And since he knew that this was going to be a performance build, he added some extra gussets in areas he's seen fail on other CC frames he's repaired over the years..
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