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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: chrisjones on November 25, 2005, 01:54:24 PM

Title: Anyone near Shrewsbury who can weld?
Post by: chrisjones on November 25, 2005, 01:54:24 PM
Took the truck for its MOT this morning, and the welds that hold the track bar bracket on the axle have broken.

Anyone localishh who could weld it up for some beer tokens??
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Post by: Dingo on November 25, 2005, 02:05:08 PM
How thick/heavy does the weld need to be?
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Post by: chrisjones on November 25, 2005, 02:07:56 PM
T'is about 3mm plate.  may you be able to help out? :D
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Post by: Dingo on November 25, 2005, 02:15:24 PM
I've got a Mig, it's supposed to manage about 6mm thick, but in reality 3mm is about all it can penetrate. However my welding skills are really shit, if you want to borrow it your welcome. It's in Nesscliffe at the mo but I'm going over there later, I can fetch it back if you want.
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Post by: chrisjones on November 25, 2005, 02:21:47 PM
Cheers, but my welding skills are none existant!  I really need to find someone to do the job for me.

Thought I'd ask on here first.

Cheers though mate. :wink:
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Post by: Dingo on November 25, 2005, 02:27:18 PM
I'll give it ago if your really stuck, but I wouldn't like to chance it with something like steering, I tend to burn bloody big holes in things.
 Is that place still up the road from you at ditherington, hollyoaks I think their called?
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Post by: chrisjones on November 25, 2005, 02:29:18 PM
Who are they?  Is that the truck body place?
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Post by: Dingo on November 25, 2005, 02:35:19 PM
Welders and fabricators, think they used to do truck bodies. Wouldn't have thought it would be a hard job for them. On the left before you get to the heathgates island.
Title: Re: Anyone near Shrewsbury who can weld?
Post by: Anonymous on November 25, 2005, 02:46:34 PM
Quote from: "chrisjones"
Took the truck for its MOT this morning, and the welds that hold the track bar bracket on the axle have broken.

Anyone localishh who could weld it up for some beer tokens??


Is that the weld you had done when your lift was fitted???
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Post by: chrisjones on November 25, 2005, 02:50:09 PM
Nope, the weld which holds the original bracket to the axle!

The new bracket is fine.  I think it must be the extra stress that has been put on the factory welds that has bust it.
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Post by: chrisjones on November 25, 2005, 04:17:10 PM
Well, Hollywells turned out to be a great help!.....


"We don't do cars!" :shock:

Help please somebody. :?
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Post by: tervueren on November 25, 2005, 04:22:03 PM
you've probably looked here but just in case
http://http://www.yell.com/ucs/UcsSearchAction.do;jsessionid=c1Jea1WVGy46?searchType=classic&ooa=on&keywords=welder&companyName=&location=shrewsbury&x=40&y=8
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Post by: Anonymous on November 25, 2005, 04:44:09 PM
Chris
There is/was a place on Ainsdale Drive in Harlescott called Shropshire 4x4

don't know what they are like but they may be worth approaching
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Post by: Anonymous on November 25, 2005, 04:52:11 PM
could do it after this weekend, any time during the week, has the mot run out yet?
Title: Re: Anyone near Shrewsbury who can weld?
Post by: greggmo on November 25, 2005, 05:54:45 PM
kd wrote.

Is that the weld you had done when your lift was fitted???[/quote]                                                                                                                     my welds dont fall off you cheaky git. :shock:
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Post by: Anonymous on November 25, 2005, 05:56:39 PM
Just checking lardy!!! :lol:
Title: Solution
Post by: Anonymous on November 28, 2005, 05:53:41 AM
I think you have figured it out.  :o)
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Post by: Anonymous on November 28, 2005, 09:11:22 PM
Tell you what Chris's track bar mount was fooked, every bit was cracked, think the skyjacker bracket puts far too much stress on the original mounting point. Anyone know a fabricator in Shrewsbury area? The axle needs the whole bracket cutting off and a new one making, its more weld than plate now  :shock:
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Post by: Anonymous on November 28, 2005, 10:20:38 PM
:oops: I binned a complete axle casing last week...........
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Post by: Anonymous on November 28, 2005, 10:34:04 PM
you dont throw jeep bits away  :banghead:
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Post by: Anonymous on November 28, 2005, 10:38:49 PM
the casing was all that was left of it...........I only had it for the diff!!!
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Post by: Anonymous on November 28, 2005, 10:41:09 PM
no excuses  :lol:
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Post by: Anonymous on November 28, 2005, 11:20:41 PM
"oh wait a minute, didn't i bin a transfer case a few weeks before i got my current xj"

 :roll:
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Post by: chrisjones on November 28, 2005, 11:29:01 PM
What Steve said.

Thanks for the help Steve. (Top man! :wink:
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Post by: Anonymous on November 29, 2005, 10:13:41 AM
If anyone has a pattern I can probably have copies made but I aint got a clue what I'm looking for, nothing new there.

Sample needed & I'll see what I can get sorted  :oops:
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Post by: chrisjones on November 29, 2005, 11:46:57 AM
If I get a chance Gaz, I'll try and measure up at the weekend and do a CAD drawing of the required bracket, and e-mail it over to you.

Can your place use AutoCAD drawings (silly question I know, but best to be sure)
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Post by: Anonymous on November 29, 2005, 12:54:21 PM
Autocad, no probs matey, would be just the job.

Take it this bracket would need to be mild steel as it needs welding to other ferrous bits.

Dont forget the material thickness, very important  :wink:
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Post by: Anonymous on November 29, 2005, 01:17:59 PM
would need 4mm mild steel minimum, attaching it to the axle may be a problem, maybe get 2 U bolts in the design to go around the axle tube?
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Post by: chrisjones on November 29, 2005, 01:37:53 PM
I like that Idea. :wink:
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Post by: Anonymous on November 29, 2005, 01:49:27 PM
Still lost but I think we have 5mm we could use depending on size of bracket  :wink:
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Post by: Anonymous on November 29, 2005, 01:52:33 PM
doesnt have to be complicated, just a U shaped bracket for the track bar to bolt into, and big enough for a solid mount to the axle, "should" be fairly straight forward  :rotflmao:
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Post by: chrisjones on November 29, 2005, 02:10:11 PM
Humm........ :?

Just had a look see.  Don't think the u bolt idea is a goer, but I need to take a better look.  It will have to incorporate a new steering stabiliser mount too, as this is part of the stock bracket.  Would be nice if I can come up with a bolt on replacement though.

That old axle would have come in real handy KD! :roll:
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Post by: Anonymous on November 29, 2005, 03:00:02 PM
Oh shut up!! Dont you think I know that??? :evil: