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07.23.2010, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianG View Post
That's rather odd. I've seen/had bent chassis, but never such a break. It doesn't even look like it bent at all before it broke. I would suspect something wrong with the metal itself (almost looks like "pot metal").
I agree w/Brian. When I weld AL, once in a while I run into a soft spot and the AL will not hold a weld as well. The only time aluminum breaks like that is a " soft spot " or a weak spot. Aluminum should bend first then break if stressed in the same area more than once


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