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1998 E-150 Subframe Cracked, total loss?

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Old 09-21-2015, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Lbrande
Well, Vettex, If I learned how to weld, I would have repaired this 4 years ago. As such, I must rely upon frame repair persons of good reputation.
4 years? You could have learned by now.
 
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Originally Posted by econolinemanor
That's the "beer can effect" you see that on old high mileage uni body cars too, given road conditions and mileage sooner or later metal fatigue sets in, it might have other hidden places cracked also.................
Just out of curiousity, how would you go about clamping this thing together to weld it? The thing is curved with not a square corner anywhere.
 
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Weld some tabs on and clamp or pull it together, then weld it.
Probably will need a porta-power of some sort.
 
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put the chassis up on some tall jack stands behind the front cab mounts and cracks will probably close up itself, drill the ends of each crack and a good stick welder could make this repair. no mig required but would look a little cleaner when done. might not even need any jacking or pulling frame together.............


this has been driven for 4 yrs like this? nobody noticed?


or has it been sitting 4 yrs because of this crack?


neither makes any sense....................every one's group of skills are different
 
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Originally Posted by James Hogan
Just out of curiousity, how would you go about clamping this thing together to weld it? The thing is curved with not a square corner anywhere.
No need to clamp it together, it just "self adjusted" to conditions. A good Arc Welder can fill that in, grind it down, a little paint..........all gone.
 
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Originally Posted by econolinemanor
No need to clamp it together, it just "self adjusted" to conditions. A good Arc Welder can fill that in, grind it down, a little paint..........all gone.
 
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And all that time at learning to be a Pipe and Pressure Vessel Welder in my youth waisted...........
 
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Why was it wasted?
 
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Why was it wasted?
because mickey did it with a wave of his hand
 
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