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delicately calloused |
Is it bad to weld to leaf springs? Does doing so damage their load properties? TIA  ETA: I'm not welding a broken spring. I have an add-a-leaf that pivots and it would be fast to weld a pair of keepers on You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | ||
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safe & sound |
Yes. Any heat to a spring is "bad". | |||
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Yes, the spring would most likely quickly deform or break. -c1steve | |||
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YUP, heating the spring will change it's metallurgy and cause it to crack, break, or simply change it's spring characteristics. | |||
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| My other Sig is a Steyr.  |
I can't imagine why a kit would be sold that would require such a thing. Would it be possible to add air bags or have the add-a-leaf mount to the shackle somehow? | |||
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The Unmanned Writer |
I thought the only thing a broken leaf spring was good for is to be converted into a custom knife.  Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own... | |||
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| delicately calloused |
Glad I asked. lol I found a leaf spring clamp kit and bought one for each side. Could have made my own but for the price, it made more sense to buy the kits. Thanks! You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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Quit staring at my wife's Butt |
its only bad if you plan on using them ever again  | |||
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| Just because you can, doesn't mean you should |
Mechanically clamping is the correct method. Make sure the clamp parts that contact the springs are not sharp on the edge or the constant contact and flexing of the spring could cause failure. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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