Welding steering joints
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 9:37 pm
Good day DLRA members. Just started building up my Dry Lakes race car, a VU Holden Ute.
So be expecting a lot of questions over time.
Any way first question. Is it acceptable to join steering u joints to 3/4 x .120 DOM tubing by welding (be it Tig or Mig). Looking at the Flaming Rivers site, they say there u joints can be welded.
http://www.flamingriver.com/index.php/p ... 003/FR2648
The DLRA rule book just mentions. Quote: It is recommended that all steering system welds be visually inspected on a frequent basis.
Will be a lot easy to source straight shafting without splines etc.
Johno
So be expecting a lot of questions over time.
Any way first question. Is it acceptable to join steering u joints to 3/4 x .120 DOM tubing by welding (be it Tig or Mig). Looking at the Flaming Rivers site, they say there u joints can be welded.
http://www.flamingriver.com/index.php/p ... 003/FR2648
The DLRA rule book just mentions. Quote: It is recommended that all steering system welds be visually inspected on a frequent basis.
Will be a lot easy to source straight shafting without splines etc.
Johno