welding spiders

[csult]

I believe I'm getting ready to weld the rear end in my Dodge
I have dun several sets over the years but it seems like no matter how to clean I get the slang off them the bearings always come out in a few thousand miles I am looking to prevent that on this truck so if anybody has any tips I would love to hear them

[TerryD]

Don't do it. You are killing the bearing because of the arcs from power going through them when welding most likely. That and the heat generated. You would be better off to get a mini-spool or deal with out it unless you pull the carrier and remove the bearings from it before you weld then reinstall them after.

[willhf1011]

Like Terry said, grounding through the bearings will shorten their life. Ground the ring gear instead of the housing or pull the carrier. I don't think it's necessary to pull the bearings off though.

[csult]

Have you ever seen them done like this

[willhf1011]

I suppose that would work but I think it would be asking for a noisy/sloppy diff. I could also see that being more likely to break the carrier during shockloading.

[csult]

And terry I can't find a spool for it it's a 00 2500

[csult]

Yeah that's what I was thinking also but if I did it that way I can remove it later on down the road and I can remove the spider gears when welding