Broken Frame
Discovered today my passenger side frame rail Is fully severed. No idea how long it has been like that. Big TC's and rough roads don't mix well. Oh well, take it to a frame shop and splint it then sel...
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Don't abruptly end the boxing added plate with vertical end especially in or near a high stress area nor should you weld in a highly stressed area. That's why you taper both ends of an added plate that forms the box. A frame rail must flex a little rather than fracture or propagate a crack. Abruptly ending the boxed area simply chases the solid non-flexing area to where the frame's now weak point will now be. If you don't realize or know where the high stress areas are, go to someone who actually does. I hope that helps you to understand better.
Few cowboy welding shops will know either but will tell you about the thousands of frames they've welded before if you believe them.
Few cowboy welding shops will know either but will tell you about the thousands of frames they've welded before if you believe them.
