</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by ErikB:
<strong>The axle tube is just a tube before the perches are welded on, so an incomplete weld wouldn't leave a hole...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">erik is right. my crack was below the weld, not part of the weld. an incorrect welding procedure may have left it brittle in that area.