Welding to new cars

**DirtyDawg** · 30th August 2006, 02:58 PM

Wow that picture makes this an interesting "Thread"

**Rosco** · 30th August 2006, 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by Buggerluggs

Hi Mick,

Oh and one more thing when welding on a plate for the recovery hook, make sure that e the shear area of the weld is significantly larger than the shear area of the bolt used. What I mean is lots of long welds to make sure that you do not just rip off the reinforcing.

Yeh Mick

Also make sure the welds are in the direction of the applied force and not perpendicular to same, as doing so only adds to the problem via stress concentrations.

Cheers

**BigJon** · 30th August 2006, 03:39 PM

My Rangie has had plenty of welding, both Arc and Mig without so much as disconnecting the battery. No failures so far

.

**stevo** · 30th August 2006, 03:51 PM

I have welded on all types of machines incuding my DII as long as the earth clamp is close to the weld and try not to run the leads along(parallel) with any wiring looms have welded on heaps of machinary while still running time is money and they don't want it stopped so you wait and weld on it between load cycles. the earlier stuff was a lot more fussier only had to wave a set of jumper cables past them and the computer died

**disco_ute** · 30th August 2006, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by stevo

I have welded on all types of machines incuding my DII as long as the earth clamp is close to the weld and try not to run the leads along(parallel) with any wiring looms have welded on heaps of machinary while still running time is money and they don't want it stopped so you wait and weld on it between load cycles. the earlier stuff was a lot more fussier only had to wave a set of jumper cables past them and the computer died

very interesting info!! I was crapping myself welding on such a new car!! So i disconnected the battery, main ecu and put a spike protector on the main leads!!

Anyway its all done I now have a load rated recovery point on the Nissan... but i hurt my rh index finger putting the front wheel back on i found out the hard way that my finger dosnt fit between the rim and the brake calliper!! i think i am going to loose the finger nail damn it hurts!!

will take some pics tomorrow

thanks for info

Mick

**Rosco** · 30th August 2006, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by mickrangie

but i hurt my rh index finger putting the front wheel back on i found out the hard way that my finger dosnt fit between the rim and the brake calliper!! i think i am going to loose the finger nail damn it hurts!!
Mick

Doooooooh ... poor puppy .........

**kie4** · 30th August 2006, 07:16 PM

Whats A noob?

Originally Posted by mickrangie

Listen noob! I Have welded on heaps of cars just never anything with so many computers in it! Where is the harm in asking a question when you have never welded to a new car. And for the others who replied in a polite fashion thanks for the heads up. I have since spoken to a mechanic mate and I am getting a lend of his spike protector so I don’t have to reset all my OD and clock, radio etc....

oh and Walker..... bleep bleep bleep Edited: Outlaw - a touch over the top

**disco_ute** · 30th August 2006, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by kie4

Whats A noob?

No offence but if you need to ask this question should you be posting on this forum?

**kie4** · 30th August 2006, 08:19 PM

your just saying that because you dont know what it means

Originally Posted by mickrangie

No offence but if you need to ask this question should you be posting on this forum?

**one_iota** · 30th August 2006, 08:22 PM

Is noob a technical term...i've just searched the RAVE disc and came up with zilch (another technical term). Maybe this thread should be migrated to the "forget it all happened section"

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