All:
Although buying new parts may help eliminate the crack testing procedure, it
does not help the crack resistance. Even new items may have hairline cracks
which can lead to early failure. Steel shot peening improves the durability and
crack resistance of most suspension components. Shot peening makes it "better
than new." Crack testing alone is cheaper than new parts. Shot peening is
"icing on the cake." Many of us can do our own media blasting or testing for
straightness. It only takes a good straight edge, feeler gauges, time, and
perhaps a surface plate such as table saw top or drill press table. So the only
cost is the crack testing which probably should be done for a new part, too as
you don't know were it was manufactured.
Blake
E.Claure wrote:
>
> Hi list, I forgot who posted the original thread on A Arms but in my humble
> opinion the cost of sand blasting, magna fluxing, checking for
> straightness, may well reach the cost of new A Arms. I checked at VB and
> they are not all that expensive?
>
> Just a thought, Enrique
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