Well thanks to my father-in-law it is fixed. Took less than an hour and is 10X stronger than stock.
The Original welds were just layed on top of the metal, no penetration. The two spots that did have some penetration simply served to start a tear of the bracket that pulled out a chunk of it.
We were able to get the bracket into place without having to unbolt the Track Bar, and it was amazing (to me anyway) how my dad was able to use a tack here and there to "shrink" the bracket in tight to where it needed to be.
He really understands how to manipulate metal with heat.
The end result is a totally welded bracket, completely straight and true, and it only took him about 20 minutes of actually welding, and 3.5 rods.
PHOTO GALLERY HERE:
http://www.martialartsacademy.org/leviweldfailure.htm
The Original welds were just layed on top of the metal, no penetration. The two spots that did have some penetration simply served to start a tear of the bracket that pulled out a chunk of it.
We were able to get the bracket into place without having to unbolt the Track Bar, and it was amazing (to me anyway) how my dad was able to use a tack here and there to "shrink" the bracket in tight to where it needed to be.
He really understands how to manipulate metal with heat.
The end result is a totally welded bracket, completely straight and true, and it only took him about 20 minutes of actually welding, and 3.5 rods.
PHOTO GALLERY HERE:
http://www.martialartsacademy.org/leviweldfailure.htm
