2008 Colorado Truck Spring Broke ODDDDD!

[marks73]

Anybody ever see a rear leaf spring break here before. Mel hit the red brick driveway entrance with the rear tire.

 

[Kermit 460]

never seen one break there before,seen & broken some close to the u bolts ,but thats a new one !!! :huh:

 

[cudak888]

Anybody ever see a rear leaf spring break here before. Mel hit the red brick driveway entrance with the rear tire.

If they are cold-rolled, I'd be surprised if porosity led to a stress crack - one would think it would have failed during the rolling.

Perhaps it became unintentionally heat treated? Any chance he brazed or torched something on the truck near said area?

-Kurt

 

[marks73]

Anybody ever see a rear leaf spring break here before. Mel hit the red brick driveway entrance with the rear tire.

If they are cold-rolled, I'd be surprised if porosity led to a stress crack - one would think it would have failed during the rolling.

Perhaps it became unintentionally heat treated? Any chance he brazed or torched something on the truck near said area?

-Kurt

She bought it new. Could find no sign of cracking or repair. Metal appears to be almost layered.

 

[turtle5353]

I had an old 76 f250 highboy with 6 inch lift and broke an eye off a leaf spring once. but i was wheeling the crap out of it not just driving along.

 

[Don C]

It almost looks like it was cracked about a third of the way across, left side in the picture, before it completely broke off.

 

[Tnfastbk]

To many parts delivered

 

[cudak888]

Looks as if I'm having trouble viewing photos on this forum with Firefox, but not on Chrome. Hmm.

As for the spring damage (now that I see it), it looks as if the steel did not take kindly to the cold-forming at the factory. Might be a strange combo of a poor piece of metal with a weak spot cold set right around that point. Might be an isolated incident.

What temperatures is the truck running in, might I ask?

-Kurt

 

[caspianwendell]

They just don't make em like they used to

 

[Tnfastbk]

GM nough said

 

[Go Time]

GM nough said

+1 The company I work for gave me a brand new 2010 Chevy Van Not impressed with quality...Ive got 90,k on it not sure if it will make it to 235k like my last Ford

 

[marks73]

Anybody ever see a rear leaf spring break here before. Mel hit the red brick driveway entrance with the rear tire.

If they are cold-rolled, I'd be surprised if porosity led to a stress crack - one would think it would have failed during the rolling.

Perhaps it became unintentionally heat treated? Any chance he brazed or torched something on the truck near said area?

-Kurt

Mel is short for Mildred. My wife.

It almost looks like it was cracked about a third of the way across, left side in the picture, before it completely broke off.

Thats the center bushing that it's wrapped around. No, it's a very clean break.

 

[OMS]

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[Tnfastbk]

GO HERE FOR PARTS

www.duckbrand.com/

Duck® Brand - Duct Tape, Packaging Tape, Weatherization, Leaf Spring Repair, Shelf ...

Looks like a good roll here for him

 

[OMS]

GO HERE FOR PARTS

www.duckbrand.com/

Duck® Brand - Duct Tape, Packaging Tape, Weatherization, Leaf Spring Repair, Shelf ...

Looks like a good roll here for him

Right on go TEXAS

 

[Tnfastbk]

GO HERE FOR PARTS

www.duckbrand.com/

Duck® Brand - Duct Tape, Packaging Tape, Weatherization, Leaf Spring Repair, Shelf ...

Looks like a good roll here for him

Right on go TEXAS

SA rides again

 

[OMS]

SA 's riding all the way to TEXAS baby

 

[Tnfastbk]

SA 's riding all the way to TEXAS baby

Thats ok when Jimmy Halam gets done with your gas prices to fix the Browns you will not be able to afford to go to TX

 

[Blueoval71]

It almost looks like it was cracked about a third of the way across, left side in the picture, before it completely broke off.

That's what I thought too, but the other half doesn't show rust.