How can I weld without burning bushing ?
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How can I weld without burning bushing ?
Hey guys i have to weld a bracket on my LCA (lower control arm) for my traction bar and it's gonna be like 2 or 3 inches away from my shock bushing (were the damper fork meats the LCA) How if even possible can i weld a bracket there and not ruine my bushing ? any tips or ideas
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Re: How can I weld without burning bushing ? (k24em2)
Ya that would be the obvious answer but i mean is there a way of doing this with out removing the bushing only becuase sometimes bushing dont alwasy like to come out if it's a soild rubber and it just pushes out fine but if it's the type with a metal sleeve wraped around rubber than it's a bitch...
depends on how much length you have to weld. If it's small you'd probably be okay.
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Re: How can I weld without burning bushing ? (damnraz)
take a wet rag and wrap it tightly around parts you want to keep cool when welding.
thats what we do when brazing temperature sensitive parts in refrigeration. I don't see why it wont work when using a welder.
good luck
thats what we do when brazing temperature sensitive parts in refrigeration. I don't see why it wont work when using a welder.
good luck
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Re: How can I weld without burning bushing ? (m R g S r)
eastwood sells an anti-heat compound
http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump...ODUCT
No idea how or even if it works, I've just seen it in their catalog.
otherwise it's wet rag FTW
http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump...ODUCT
No idea how or even if it works, I've just seen it in their catalog.
otherwise it's wet rag FTW
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Re: How can I weld without burning bushing ? (b16bri)
you could tig it.. And just run it for a few seconds (with the wet rag trick) then walk away for 10 minutes.. repeat , repeat, but by this time you could have pressed out the bushing...
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Re: How can I weld without burning bushing ? (punkinbeck)
htpweld.com makes some really bad *** heat stuff and its reusable. Never used it but everyone raves about it. It's called the heat sponge (although its not actually a sponge)
http://www.htpweld.com/product....html
http://www.htpweld.com/product....html
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Re: How can I weld without burning bushing ? (ssmdc2)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by y7turbo »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">take a wet rag and wrap it tightly around parts you want to keep cool when welding.
thats what we do when brazing temperature sensitive parts in refrigeration. I don't see why it wont work when using a welder.
good luck</TD></TR></TABLE>
I was gonna say the same thing, being in the HVAC industry we do this all the time to protect certain "at risk" parts such as valves using rubber o-rings. Just be sure to keep it wet enough.
thats what we do when brazing temperature sensitive parts in refrigeration. I don't see why it wont work when using a welder.
good luck</TD></TR></TABLE>
I was gonna say the same thing, being in the HVAC industry we do this all the time to protect certain "at risk" parts such as valves using rubber o-rings. Just be sure to keep it wet enough.
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