[Pis-ton broke]

Originally Posted by Tassie f100

Is the problem that Chinese welders can’t weld or is it that Chinese steel is of inferior quality and breaks beside the weld.Some manufacturers here will not use Chinese steel,instead paying a higher price for Australian made.

i can,t comment on the steel, there welding is poor. if there is a break next to the weld, that is a weld fault. its called cracking in the "heat affected zone" or a fatigue crack which is a design fault.