Coleman Frame Cracked…What Are My Options?
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Whats your welding capability? Or access to capability? That would influence my direction of repair. Limited capability i might would box over the crack with 2 pieces of angle. Simple. Allows a novice welder plenty of in position, comfortable, straight line fillet welds. Bulky and ugly yes but durable in its loaded direction, i wouldn't pull alot of wheelies however. If your weld capability is advanced i would cut it at the crack, the foot rest weld point and in front the kickstand bracket and place plugs inside the tubing at both cut points, re-assemble, and re-weld keeping in mind you might have to spring (tweek) the frame a bit to fit the plugged sections back in together due to it being the cradle frame design. Not a big deal really for someone with solid fab skills. Hope this helps. Good Luck with it.
Somebody said it here already, the very first place to start is with the company. It shouldn't ever hurt to ask, and sometimes it just totally pays off. Also depends how nice you want it to look. Personally, I'd take it to a guy, because I can't weld well enough to be happy with it.
Also, I'm fairly new, but haven't heard of any frames disintegrating from hairline fractures. It's possible the crack is an anomaly and maybe it happened from a pothole or other knucklehead impact, and isn't necessarily going to happen again and again. Maybe start considering getting another frame body and transfer everything over? Strip and part this one out? Might take a while to sell as-is...
Also, I'm fairly new, but haven't heard of any frames disintegrating from hairline fractures. It's possible the crack is an anomaly and maybe it happened from a pothole or other knucklehead impact, and isn't necessarily going to happen again and again. Maybe start considering getting another frame body and transfer everything over? Strip and part this one out? Might take a while to sell as-is...
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