Off road this weekend my rear tire hit the ground coming out of a hole and I think torqued upward and bent the bolts that are attached to the pivot point. The pictures below show where my pivot points are threaded in. I had capped these 1/8" wall square tubes with some 10 gauge I had and that was obviously not strong enough as you can see it warped. Once of the nuts I welded on the inside so I could thread the bolt in busted loose during the hit as well.
Any advice on the best way to cut these caps out while maintaining a straight edge to mount the new cap to? I'm going to cap these ends with 1/4" thick pieces now. I was thinking I would just cut the middle of the old caps out and weld the 1/4" with the new hole right to the top, but I have a safety pin on the opposite end of the swingarm that wouldn't line up if the length changes by 1/4" if that makes sense.
I guess worst case I can fill in the old safety pin location and drill a new hole, but I'd rather not have to do that.
Any ideas?
Any advice on the best way to cut these caps out while maintaining a straight edge to mount the new cap to? I'm going to cap these ends with 1/4" thick pieces now. I was thinking I would just cut the middle of the old caps out and weld the 1/4" with the new hole right to the top, but I have a safety pin on the opposite end of the swingarm that wouldn't line up if the length changes by 1/4" if that makes sense.
I guess worst case I can fill in the old safety pin location and drill a new hole, but I'd rather not have to do that.
Any ideas?