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On Jul 7, 12:28*pm, I am Tosk wrote:
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On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 09:10:05 -0700 (PDT), jamesgangnc
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It's not visibly out of straight or visibly bent anywhere. *I'm not
trying to bend it at one point, I'm trying to bend it all across the
axle. *So I'm thinking we're talking about nanometers of strech at any
one given point on the axle. *I'm having trouble seeing how that
weakens it any appreciable amount. *Not to mention that if I take it
to a shop they are just going to "bend" it as well. *Since it's
galvanized they can't heat treat it. *So I think your "weakened"
theory doesn't hold water.

Well, to tell the truth, I've never had a trailer for 20 years so I
suppose I'm not totally qualified to comment, but after that long a
period of time it might have taken a "set" in one direction. *

In any case, if it is "stretched" that wouldn't that mean that the
metal is stressed? *Or was stressed?

I'm just trying to learn here, not object to the observations. *It's
an interesting question.

Maybe you will get a different answer but when I suggested such, I was
told my argument "didn't hold water". I am assuming he is suggesting it
doesn't hold enough water to matter, but if the metal stretched, it *is*
weakened, even if only a little. Teaspoon, Gallon, Ocean, water is
water...

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I'll give you that theoretically it is stretched and weakened. Since
it's not visibly bent it would only be a few degrees out of straight.
I'm not going to try to calculate the difference in length from the
top to the bottom of a 90" by 2" rectange whos long sides are 3
degrees out of true but I'm guessing it is pretty small. A difference
that makes no difference is no difference. Or by your analogy a
teaspoon of water in your bilge isn't going to change anything. A new
axle is $300. Since it's galvanized welding on it would not be a very
good solution.

Well, I'ss just tryin' ta' be helpful ya' know...

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