Welding Beam Axles. Welding methods Two different welding methods are prescribed. Axle Tube Material Straight Beam Axles For 1 34 175 round axles you cannot go past a good piece of 1 12 Schedule 80 line pipe.
It is recommended that all axle to suspension trailing arm welds be hammer peened. In this welding process the axle tube and the ends of axle stubs are heated up to welding temperature by an electric current applied at their joining faces whilst at the same time being forced together. Welding Methods Inert gas welding - Welding wire quality.
Inert gas welding Welding wire quality G 42 0 DIN EN 440.
- E46 DIN EN 4999 E46 5332 H5-EN ISO 2560 - A E7018-1H4R - SFAAWS A51. Walking Beam Suspension Plans W Torsion Axles For 5k To 8k Trailers. See AXLE WELD HAMMER PEENING on page 12. When installing trailer axles it may be necessary to subsequently weld components onto the axle beam.