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Saberr
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 Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 1:25 pm Post subject: m38a1 machine gun crossmember change |
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My machine gun crossmember got badly bent in an air drop. It even bent the rails. I hade to cut about 3/4 inch out of it so i could re-bend the rails. It still needs a frame shop to put the finish touches on. Original i though it was only the rivet holding it to the frame. Saw the potential weld marks on outside but hoped for better. Well i'm wrong, its welded in. I have another frame that i was going to use its crossmember from and do a straight swap. Now i'm stuck. Is there a way to remove those welds inside the rails ? Should i just cut everything, but leave and inch sticking out and do rever on other mount and weld them together ? Or just try to weld the two pieces back together ? I'm starting to lean on the welding together. Once frame straight, should be a lot less of gap. What do you guys suggest ? Love to just swap the whole crossmember.
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mastertek2000
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| Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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i have one if you nee one in good shape
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 1:23 am Post subject: |
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| My issue is if i do try to replace it, how do i do it ? Its welded on the inside, and i don't have a grinder small enough for that, with out doing dmg to frame. And that goes double, have to to the replacement out. |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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continuous in spots  . one side of each angle piece and about inch long. |
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4x4M38
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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Well Roy says he has one. I am reading it's already out,
but that may not be right.
I guess it boils down to whether you want or can fix what
you have, or figure out how to get it off.
Have you fixed the frame rails? If so, can you make the
needed repairs to the crossmember pieces then weld
them back together? If you can, I'd try that first.
You can always go to plan B and be thinking about how
to get the old pieces off in the meantime.
That's just my opinion.
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