i got a rear problem with my bravada

[fallenhonda]

its a 1997 bravada i messed up my rear fooling around and it moved my center carrer up to the top and broke my drive shaft and i got a new drive shaft it broke the old welds on the carrer so i moved it back down and re welded it back in to place and the new weldes broke and i was wondering if the center carrer is made out off a diffrient metal and if so i guess i would have to use a diffriemnd weld so if any one knoews what if it is a diffrient mettal please let me know i trying to fix it for my bros first truck thanks!!!

[MT-2500]

Are you refering to the axle tube brakets?
If so they are steel.

[fallenhonda]

Originally Posted by MT-2500

Are you refering to the axle tube brakets?
If so they are steel.

thanks ya i know what your talking about! and iam not talking about the brackets iam talking about the rear carrer it had to spot welds to hold it to the axle shaft tubes and the welds broke when i was going up hill i guess i toqured it to hard it has 130k on the truck and the old owners used it to tow!! but i was just trying to fix it fast so i moved it back down to the right place and welded it!!! haha!! but it broke and then i re did it like 2 days a go and it seemes to be fine!!! but the whole rear is just steal not nothing dif???!!

[MT-2500]

The carrier housing is cast.
The tubes ar steel.
Steel and cast do not weld together good.

The steel axel tubes are press fitted into the carrier housing.
The weld hole in the carrier housing is just a hole to hold the weld on the tube.
It is like welding a round dial pin on the tube.
It is not actually a weld to the carrier.
Just a dial pin welded in the hole to hold tube in place.
If it has torn out the the tubes and housing may be twisted.
If it does not hld this time I would replace it with a good used housing or complete rear end.
Good luck
MT

[fallenhonda]

thnka u man ya i went a head and just gor a used housing with 50k on it at the junk yard but thanks for all the help!!
-corey