Diff question

Dana67Dart said

Not a joke.

You are welding on a formed tube part and not as thick a wall as a Dana 60 etc.

I have a housing that so eone didn't heed the FSM and they tightened the u bolts too tight and crushed the tube.

I have not measured it but I am sure the housing is not streight

The heat WILL cause the metal to move.

Google it. There are photos showing how far out some housings are.



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Is this 8 3/4 housing bowed?

First time straightening an 8 3/4 housing!

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Well I'll be damned... The guys at my old work always just welded super short sections and let it cool a lot to avoid warpage when it was important that something remain straight, but from what I was reading there it seems there is a good chance it might be crooked already... Thanks for the heads up - I'll have to do some looking/measuring... I'm only a few hours from Moser so maybe it'd make sense for me to run the housing up there so they can put the perches on in a fixture I'm sure they probably have...