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tolley



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recon steering box help

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just had this recon box ,is the welding normal on these boxes ?

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blackwolf



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Steering box bodies are cast and should have no welding. It is possible (but difficult) to weld cast materials and I would not expect any welding to take place during reconditioning (it is unlikely to be cost-effective).

That being said, I can't actually see the weld you are alluding to in the photo but I am viewing it on a phone.
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I think what you're seeing are the marks left where the excess material has been removed following the casting process rather than a weld. 2014 110 2.2TDCi XS Station wagon
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tolley



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blackwolf wrote:
Steering box bodies are cast and should have no welding. It is possible (but difficult) to weld cast materials and I would not expect any welding to take place during reconditioning (it is unlikely to be cost-effective).

That being said, I can't actually see the weld you are alluding to in the photo but I am viewing it on a phone.


thanks lets hope so
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