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Anyone near Shrewsbury who can weld?
« 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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« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2005, 02:05:08 PM »
How thick/heavy does the weld need to be?
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« Reply #2 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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« Reply #3 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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« Reply #4 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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« Reply #5 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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« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2005, 02:29:18 PM »
Who are they?  Is that the truck body place?
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« Reply #7 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.
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Re: Anyone near Shrewsbury who can weld?
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2005, 02:46:34 PM »
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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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« Reply #9 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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« Reply #10 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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« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2005, 04:22:03 PM »
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« Reply #12 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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« Reply #13 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?
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Re: Anyone near Shrewsbury who can weld?
« Reply #14 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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« Reply #15 on: November 25, 2005, 05:56:39 PM »
Just checking lardy!!! :lol:
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« Reply #16 on: November 28, 2005, 05:53:41 AM »
I think you have figured it out.  :o)
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« Reply #17 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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« Reply #18 on: November 28, 2005, 10:20:38 PM »
:oops: I binned a complete axle casing last week...........
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« Reply #19 on: November 28, 2005, 10:34:04 PM »
you dont throw jeep bits away  :banghead:
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« Reply #20 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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« Reply #21 on: November 28, 2005, 10:41:09 PM »
no excuses  :lol:
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« Reply #22 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"

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« Reply #23 on: November 28, 2005, 11:29:01 PM »
What Steve said.

Thanks for the help Steve. (Top man! :wink:
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« Reply #24 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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