Gerard Chateauvieux wrote:
> Today's inspection revealed th spring has a crack in it on that
> side. I have offset racing springs that are basically a single leaf. My
> question is, can the crack be welded and the spring be usable or is it
> toast? The problem is, I don't think anyone makes these anymore.
Springs are made from *spring* steel, they are tempered to make them
springy. Welding (at home) would retemper the spring and turn it into
just plain steel.
A spring shop may be able to do this under controlled heat, I do not
know for sure. Check your phone book for a truck spring shop near you
and ask.
There are some spring shops online, you will have to search, I had the
URLs saved but that was before the snow white virus ate my computer.
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Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
Too Many Sprites Again
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