mikemikelle
Active member
So I have not torn into this yet, due to a current snowstorm hitting us north of Seattle. Curious if anyone has had a bogey support arm (proper name?) break before?
Suspect that when I dig in, I'll find a fatigue crack (with existing rust, meaning it has been growing over time) where the arm meets the frame proper.
We were making an easy turn, when we heard a sudden "pop". When we looked, the bogey combo was coming out of the tire guides in the track, and had a reverse camber, looked like a lowered swing axle VW Bug. Started making an awful noise, which turns out to be the tire guides hitting the top of the arm as the track goes over it.
My thought is pull the track, bend the bar down, clean up, weld, reinforce, then inspect the others for fatigue, and repeat if necessary. Am I missing anything?
Without looking, I'm assuming the original arm is just welded to the side of the frame rails? Maybe it carries thru to the other side, and broke at the weld, due to the weld itself?
Thanks for any thoughts on this!
Suspect that when I dig in, I'll find a fatigue crack (with existing rust, meaning it has been growing over time) where the arm meets the frame proper.
We were making an easy turn, when we heard a sudden "pop". When we looked, the bogey combo was coming out of the tire guides in the track, and had a reverse camber, looked like a lowered swing axle VW Bug. Started making an awful noise, which turns out to be the tire guides hitting the top of the arm as the track goes over it.
My thought is pull the track, bend the bar down, clean up, weld, reinforce, then inspect the others for fatigue, and repeat if necessary. Am I missing anything?
Without looking, I'm assuming the original arm is just welded to the side of the frame rails? Maybe it carries thru to the other side, and broke at the weld, due to the weld itself?
Thanks for any thoughts on this!