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Title: some pics from my work
Post by: homersipes on June 29, 2012, 04:10:49 PM
Cap you might like these 2, the first the tosion bar mount was rotted off the frame and they put this gooooober weld job to hold it.  the 2nd is a ball joint of one of our work trucks which was inspected in april, oh and these get greased "every time we change the oil"  bot at the same garage.
(http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx199/homersipes/003-6.jpg)
(http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx199/homersipes/007-1.jpg)
dont understand why it eats front tires in less than 3000 miles???? :rofl :rofl
as far as I thought the frame couldnt be welded on on a commercial rig maybe I am wrong.  and I am just a dumb crew guy who dont know anything
this one I just thought was funny
(http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx199/homersipes/014-1.jpg)
Title: Re: some pics from my work
Post by: cobia38 on June 29, 2012, 04:35:42 PM

 Thats not a torsion bar its a swaybar,and the moron who welded it compromised the impact crushzone. :rolleyes:   
   The frame should have been sectioned behind the crushzone (thats the little triangles at top of rail)
Title: Re: some pics from my work
Post by: Shuffler on June 29, 2012, 04:40:07 PM
Thats not a torsion bar its a swaybar,and the moron who welded it compromised the impact crushzone. :rolleyes:   
   The frame should have been sectioned behind the crushzone (thats the little triangles at top of rail)

I don't think he comprimised the crumple zone at all. That weld will be the first to go.  :rofl
Title: Re: some pics from my work
Post by: cobia38 on June 29, 2012, 04:43:22 PM

   yeah so true shuff  :D
Title: Re: some pics from my work
Post by: homersipes on June 29, 2012, 05:12:53 PM
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Thats not a torsion bar its a swaybar,
I knew that, where did I get torsion bar????? thats what my pick up has loltotally different.
I didnt know what the crumpple zone was but now that makes perfect sense :rofl half arsed garage and we drive these things!  I think I could have done a better weld job with my buzz box
Title: Re: some pics from my work
Post by: Widewing on June 29, 2012, 06:45:30 PM
I knew that, where did I get torsion bar????? thats what my pick up has loltotally different.
I didnt know what the crumpple zone was but now that makes perfect sense :rofl half arsed garage and we drive these things!  I think I could have done a better weld job with my buzz box

Don't fret... A sway bar IS a torsion bar, but serves a different purpose than that of a torsion bar spring (it ties the suspension to the chassis, increasing roll stiffness).
Title: Re: some pics from my work
Post by: cobia38 on June 29, 2012, 07:26:48 PM
Don't fret... A sway bar IS a torsion bar, but serves a different purpose than that of a torsion bar spring (it ties the suspension to the chassis, increasing roll stiffness).

  a torsion bar is load bearing,a sway bar is not. try again  :neener:
Title: Re: some pics from my work
Post by: CAP1 on June 29, 2012, 09:23:17 PM
Cap you might like these 2, the first the tosion bar mount was rotted off the frame and they put this gooooober weld job to hold it.  the 2nd is a ball joint of one of our work trucks which was inspected in april, oh and these get greased "every time we change the oil"  bot at the same garage.
(http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx199/homersipes/003-6.jpg)
(http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx199/homersipes/007-1.jpg)
dont understand why it eats front tires in less than 3000 miles???? :rofl :rofl
as far as I thought the frame couldnt be welded on on a commercial rig maybe I am wrong.  and I am just a dumb crew guy who dont know anything
this one I just thought was funny
(http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx199/homersipes/014-1.jpg)

 so i see an entire section of frame rail welded there?? that's the sway bar bushing mount. if that's a ford, they're somewhat common for the older ones to actually have the frame crack right where the steering box bolts on. and if it's a ford, they ALL need ball joints by 30k miles.
Title: Re: some pics from my work
Post by: homersipes on June 29, 2012, 09:56:36 PM
yup its a 2001 foord e350 box truck and yup the frame is cracked at the steering box, havent checked that one yet but I do remember the guy at the garage telling me that.  the balljoint is in a 2009 e350 30k?? try about 15k lol