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  1. 10-19-2003, 09:24 PM #1
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    Ever see this happen before?

    This is a pic of the swingarm on my black blaster. I think this happened from bicycling the machine and uneven landings.I noticed it a few months ago and still ride on it almost daily.
    And also a pic of my other 2000 blaster(stock)
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  2. 10-19-2003, 09:37 PM #2
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    That looks healthy jim lmao. How would a weld over that work?
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  3. 10-19-2003, 11:08 PM #3
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    look down Jim
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  4. 10-19-2003, 11:09 PM #4
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    Ive got one of those on my TriZ. I figured it was there to let the water drain out!
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  5. 10-20-2003, 09:54 PM #5
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    I thought about cutting a steel plate to cover that part of the swingarm and have it welded on.My welding skills arent the greatest. I have another swingarm ready to go on when I give the machine a makeover soon.
    TimSr-The way you ride your tri-z I cant imagine why it would be cracked there

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  6. 10-20-2003, 10:38 PM #6
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    way to fix er up good

    hey tri-z jim good way to fix that up real quick for ya is just to slap so good ol duk tape on there and keep on givin er hell. spoken from a true user of the duk tape
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  7. 10-21-2003, 10:17 AM #7
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    The welded plate idea will work, provided you can penetrate into the metal enough to make the weld worth a trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro. I would do that, then when the current arm gets more bad off swap in the new one.
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  8. 10-25-2003, 10:58 AM #8
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    I've seen quite a few blasters do that. Must be a problem spot for them :? But i dont care I am still gonna own a blaster one of these years!
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  9. 10-26-2003, 04:17 PM #9
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    the best way to fix that crack
    1) grind directly into the crack in each direction...just a little bit less than 1/8 of an inch
    2) grind your welds smooth,and paint over it with a good rust inhibitor........if you can weld at all that should be enough to hold up for a good while...however if you want more strength add a plate over that ......good luck
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  10. 11-03-2003, 04:34 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by md1985250r
    the best way to fix that crack
    1) grind directly into the crack in each direction...just a little bit less than 1/8 of an inch
    2) grind your welds smooth,and paint over it with a good rust inhibitor........if you can weld at all that should be enough to hold up for a good while...however if you want more strength add a plate over that ......good luck
    he's got the solution right there.thats the best way to fix a crack like that.grind into it with a dremel tool and weld over it,and grind the welds smooth....if you want,doesnt matter.But having done that before,thats the way to go.cheers to md1985
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