Anyone Had Any Luck Welding Leaf Springs Back
Posted in Leaf Spring | Asked on Jul 29, 2010
I just bought a ole junker truck f250 and i think its got some cracked or broken springs wonderin if i could just weld em up fer tem i have a good arc welder maybe if i dont weld for 2 long and get it to hot? ill probably upgrade them later if i keep the truck daygned bouncy ole fords… im sure it needs new bushings bad as well tho anyone have any luck welding some leaf springs
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be better off getting some from a junk yard hommie
You cannot weld spring steel, it will take the temper out of it.
It would be a better idea to replace the broken leafs, they aren’t that expensive.
You can weld them but it’s a lot easier putting the whole set in at once. Yeah, from a junk yard.
I agree. You cant weld high carbon spring steel. You’ll take the temper out of IF the steel welds together ok. You hit one bump, and they’ll break, i promise you that. Get some from the junkyard if you re cheap, or get new leaves made at a suspension shop. They are ususally not that expensive.
Not too hard to find springs from a junkyard, man.
welding will make the springs completely useless, as it will destroy the temper in the heat-affected zone around the weld. This means the springs will break again in a hurry, this time right next to the weld.
No welder who was at all trustworthy would agree to do this.