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> -----Original Message----- > From: Keith Park > > Actually, this can be welded up... but make sure the water and salt > that got in there hasnt caused alot of other problems... it doesnt > take long. > <snip> > BUT.... the beam is full of grease I know. I've already got about 1/2 pint just from scraping it off the arms & bars. But this is why I want to salvage the beam : the mechanicals have been looked after. > and can catch fire easily, so have alot of water around > and a fire extinguisher. Thanks for the warning. I really need to get a CO2 one. All I have ATM is a small dry powder one for emergencies. > From: Jim Adney > > I'd be concerned about damaging the needle bearings with a > slide hammer puller. The only time I did this, the races got > bent on both sides even though I was careful to pull evenly > against both sides. This is my worry. I'd rather just weld very slowly & keep things cool. There's nothing to loose - the beam is a spare at the moment. It will be weeks before I get round to this - I need to get the beam cleaned first, for starters. I'll post the results as and when. Thanks. -- Matt. UK. '73 1600e FB. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~