[T3] Lead Sled Update

[Brian Fye]

Hey Bob,
with the beam metal being 2mm thick, can I weld my retention devise to that
metal if I make the runner long enough to spread the load?

On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 10:50 AM, John Jaranson <jaransont3 at comcast.net>wrote:

>
> On Jan 3, 2013, at 12:32 PM, Gary Forsmo wrote:
> >
> > It appears that you've cut a small, square access hole in the lower
> > portion of the axle beam.
> > I assume there is (or will be) another access hole to accommodate the
> > "companion" air-ride hardware on the other end of the beam?
> > In the picture, are we looking at the right or left end?
>
> Yes, there will need to be an access hole on both the left and the right
> side of the beam.  The photo is of the front of the right hand side of the
> beam.
>
> >
> > While you have the beam "open", can you put a micrometer on the
> > thickness of the axle beam metal stamping?
> >
> > What is that nominal dimension?
> > Or does the dimension vary, depending on where you mic the metal?
> > If VW stamped the axle beam, I would suspect there would be some
> > "stretching/thinning" of the metal, depending on how much "draw" the
> > stamping required.
>
>
> The thickness measures 2.0 mm just about everywhere that I can get a
> caliper on it.  There are a couple of areas that were 0.1-0.15mm thinner
> due to the stretching/thinning during the stamping process.
>
>
> Later,
> John Jaranson
> www.carartbyjohn.com
>
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