gdv350ss Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Another question before I push the "cut the strut housing" button. When sectioning the appropriate length (~1.5"-2") from the strut housing, it seems that you can choose to place the new welded seam at one of two locations: 1. Cutting just below the original spring perch weld and the needed amount above (places the new weld about 1" above the bottom of the threaded sleeve) ....or.... 2. Cutting just above the original spring perch weld and the needed amount below (places the new weld close to where the threaded sleeve stop would be welded) Here's a sketch that should help make more question more understandable. This shows using the more common ~5" long threaded sleeve. Which one is better/stronger? Thoughts and/or comments please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 280ZForce Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 realistically you can really section any part along the length of the strut that you wanted. As long as the weld gets good penetration and is prepped right before hand, it'll be just fine. I recommend you file them after sectioning not just to debur them, but also provide a slight angle gap for the weld to fill in. Only thing is if you have the section where the sleeve will slide over, just make sure penetration is good enough where you can grind down the welds to allow the sleeve and the new perch to slide over that area. It's usually done right below the threaded area on top for safe measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmiller100 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 what he said. i'd probably do option 2 because i am lazy and wouldn't have to grind the weld down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted February 12, 2009 Administrators Share Posted February 12, 2009 The lower the weld, the more force its exposed to. I prefer to section just below the gland nut threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdv350ss Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 Thanks for the input. I didn't even think about that as an alternative. My thought process was focused on sectioning out the area that would include the old spring perch weld. I didn’t even think about just grinding that weld down flush and sectioning higher. It is definitely the way to go! I'm so glad HybridZ is around. It helps people like me "see the forest even with the trees" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNkEyT88 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 The higher the better. Easier to get to if you need to grind anything on the inside. Done correctly the weld will be stronger than the parent material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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