Thread: Sleeving trailing arms?

I'm guessing it's just welding flash as the arms look to me to be friction welded, so I doubt very much grinding or turning the flash off will compromise them structurally. Friction Welding - FPE Thompson Friction Welding - Innovators in Friction Welding

I was just going to do the same thing, got as far as the neighbours lathe to turn it off and that's where my spare arm has sat for three months or so.
(I bought the hollow bar to sleeve them about three years ago )

Originally Posted by long stroke

Hi all
I'm thinking of sleeving the trailing arms on my d1 to strengthen them.
One question?
Is it alright to grind off the little ring things on each end of the arm?
It would be hard to sleeve them with this still there
If you don't know what i'm talking about i'll have to get a pic

CHEERS TIM.

Tim can you just slide the sleeve on from the chassis end rather than the axle end? If you can do it that way then it will leave a stronger arm and not need fabrication.

Originally Posted by rick130

I'm guessing it's just welding flash as the arms look to me to be friction welded, so I doubt very much grinding or turning the flash off will compromise them structurally. Friction Welding - FPE

I was just going to do the same thing, got as far as the neighbours lathe to turn it off and that's where my spare arm has sat for three months or so.
(I bought the hollow bar to sleeve them about three years ago )

Thanks Rick!!!
I should use the neighbours lathe to, but prefere the grinder

CHEERS TIM.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

Tim can you just slide the sleeve on from the chassis end rather than the axle end? If you can do it that way then it will leave a stronger arm and not need fabrication.

Yeah thats what i plan to do but there are these 2 little ring things i was un shore about
Who bent that arm
It doesn't seem to have the rings i'm talking about

CHEERS TIM.

ah ok. They bend a lot when loaded up - Tusker did this one. This one was an aftermarket one which will probably explain the no ring.

During the welding process, depending on the method being used, small pieces of the "plastic" metal will be forced out of the working mass in rippled sheets of metal known as "flash". It is believed that the flash carries away debris and dirt.

From here Friction welding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Originally Posted by rick130

From here Friction welding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That explaines it!!

Originally Posted by rick130

I'm guessing it's just welding flash as the arms look to me to be friction welded, so I doubt very much grinding or turning the flash off will compromise them structurally. Friction Welding - FPE Thompson Friction Welding - Innovators in Friction Welding

I was just going to do the same thing, got as far as the neighbours lathe to turn it off and that's where my spare arm has sat for three months or so.
(I bought the hollow bar to sleeve them about three years ago )

Your as bad as me.
Years not months to make things.