Author Topic: help with warped housing (Read 2467 times)

Steve_925 · « **on:** Jan 11, 2009, 09:10:02 PM »

so i shaved my front housing and welded all my 3 link brackets on it the other day. i just started putting it back together and my driver side birf wont go in. i know its warped, bad. anyone ever rebent there housing back or know of a link of somone who has. i have way too much time and money in all the brackets and shaving to just start all over. its not gonna be on the road much anyway.

Steve_925 · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 11, 2009, 09:19:46 PM »

this is my thought

the red would be some tubing i would weld perpendicular with the axle. then attach a comalong to each tube and bend it back....with a little heat also

boggerunner · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 11, 2009, 10:06:06 PM »

im gonna bet it bent because when u welded on the truss, u didnt do 1" stickes along it, so it is warped up, and u need it to come back down. it sounds like a dumb ideal, but id try to weld a piece of 3/16x1.5" strap with alot of heat to the bottom of the housing to try to warp it some back down.

Steve_925 · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 11, 2009, 11:11:03 PM »

so far what im doing is. i have a long side inner axle threw each trunion bearing holes and a big ratch strap pulling them together. im also aplying heat to the bottom of the axle.

Steve_925 · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 11, 2009, 11:43:09 PM »

got the birf in but its rubing on the bottom part of the ball. might just gring it out some, hopfully it will work. might just get a 60.. agh

boggerunner · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 12, 2009, 11:50:28 AM »

get a diamond housing

MiniSimp · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 12, 2009, 12:00:00 PM »

Were you welding on an unmounted housing or was there weight on in?
either way, housing is fubar'd. Replace it.

Steve_925 · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 12, 2009, 02:00:09 PM »

id rather get a dana 60 than a diamond.

it was empty housing

Toymin8r · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 12, 2009, 03:12:36 PM »

you can probably get another empty housing pretty cheap.

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=39620.0

I'm pretty sure they will have one.

Steve_925 · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 12, 2009, 04:48:57 PM »

boggerunner · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 12, 2009, 05:42:10 PM »

that looks scarry!

DTB · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 12, 2009, 05:47:12 PM »

Quote from: boggerunner on Jan 12, 2009, 05:42:10 PM

that looks scarry!

I'm thinking it could have been the two-tone paint job that warped it

I doubt u are gonna move much with them knuckle gussets and a truss on there

MiniSimp · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 12, 2009, 05:51:36 PM »

Careful, this may end up in the "Discrace" thread.

Jud · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 12, 2009, 05:52:21 PM »

Doing that with the long inners and a ratchet strap may elongate the trunion bearing holes and completely ruin that housing even more.

Steve_925 · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 12, 2009, 06:16:13 PM »

didnt even leave a mark in the hole.
ya im thinkin the yellow is a little bright.

RABIDYOTA · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 12, 2009, 07:52:50 PM »

heck with the work you've done I'd try and save it, i'd probably cut some of the welds on the truss then flex the housing and reweld the truss worth a shot

tech201 · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 12, 2009, 09:26:30 PM »

It can be straightened but you need to be able to see exactly what way its bent so you can get it back straight their are shops that can do it for you their was a really good write up on it on pirate it showed everything you need the guy chopped off the front of an old 3rd mounted some bearings in the carrier and used a long rod thru the axle too see where and how much it needed to be bent. i found one pic from a different thread general idea on straightening.

Steve_925 · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 12, 2009, 10:18:27 PM »

already finished straightening it and reassembling it. its straight enough, but defenatly not a DD axle

H8PVMNT · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 12, 2009, 10:47:17 PM »

That is exactly how i fixed mine but I used a peice of railroad iron under the axle while it was on the truck... It worked just fine.

Quote from: tech201 on Jan 12, 2009, 09:26:30 PM

It can be straightened but you need to be able to see exactly what way its bent so you can get it back straight their are shops that can do it for you their was a really good write up on it on pirate it showed everything you need the guy chopped off the front of an old 3rd mounted some bearings in the carrier and used a long rod thru the axle too see where and how much it needed to be bent. i found one pic from a different thread general idea on straightening.

Steve_925 · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 12, 2009, 11:19:00 PM »

thats how i would have liked to do it, but dont have the proper material

crawler925 · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 13, 2009, 12:05:51 AM »

i have a spare 84 housing if you need it..... im in antioch $Beer Chug\'n$

Ghtoyrunner · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 17, 2009, 03:01:27 PM »

wow i cant believe u warped it that much.

Bazzi · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 17, 2009, 03:46:46 PM »

bent housing had a damn hard time getting the birf out and nooo way I could get it back in... I dit that + a litle heat.... all that and a new marlin seal and not even a leak.
nothing happened till I cut the brace from the coil mount...

Ghtoyrunner · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 17, 2009, 03:52:35 PM »

wow ihope that doesnt happen to my axle. im only running 35s tho.

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