Quote Originally Posted by Zero333 View Post
Kool...

I changed one from bottom release to top and when I tried to bend it it broke. I welded it back together and it's perfect. Heat treated metals weld nicely.
If you weld on heat treated metal without proper post weld heat treatment, you will change the properties. Most likely, it will cool too slow and become softer. This will make it susceptible to wear or plastic deformation. Cooling it too fast will make it brittle and prone to more breakage. Neither scenario would be wise or healthy. Especially since you can buy the part from Savage.