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Originally Posted by 'ol Pinion head
Such a rust pitted housing will still have a ton of low spots, if all one does is thorough cleaning, burn off, then apply powder coat. Not a powder coat fan on these. 3 times I've examined what were freshly installed powder coated F-body rears that spun an axle tube. One, it happened on the street, the other 2 from first weekend at the track. Mid 12 sec cars at best. My own opinion, and that's all that it is, heating these leaf spring housings up in the coaters oven, has an effect on the factory plug welds. On two of those rears I warned the owners, their housing should be put in my line up bar first, & then the center hsg properly TIG welded to the axle tubes. Then & only then a trip with the hsg for their "buddy" deal at the coaters.
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Is it possible to add welds to prevent axel from breaking original welds. Maybe I should have bought a brand new axel but I was told they only last a few years. This is a learning experience.