Weld gone on backbox...

[andyoleary]

Noticed it sounded a little different on the way to the airport this morning, stopped to have a look and the driver's side can was hanging down about 4" more than it should The weld that holds the exit pipe stub (which the can clamps to) from the back-box has broke. It isn't completely gone as I couldn't pull the whole thing out by hand although it is somewhat wobbly...

Any advice on my options in terms of repair or replacement? I know it's a weak spot due to water collecting around there and the weight of the CCC's so I might want to get both sides done at the same time. Can they be re-welded?

Cheers in advance,

Andy

[ehasler]

As long as you keep hold of the stub that sticks out, then it's fine to reweld - I've had it done a couple of times.

[andyoleary]

Cool, cheers Ed, I'll have to see if there's someone local to me who can do it (Ashford)

Ta

Andy

[NTEL]

andyoleary said:

Cool, cheers Ed, I'll have to see if there's someone local to me who can do it (Ashford)

Ta

Andy

Andy, For gods sake DON'T let anybody MIG weld it!!!(IMHO MIG is the work of the devil) Make sure they TIG weld it back on. If they TIG weld it, then it wont break again. Pity you are so far away or else I would have done it for you.

Edited by NTEL on Thursday 16th October 16:33

[andyoleary]

Hi Dave,

Austec sorted it for me - I dropped it into them and went back to Gatwick for my flight and picked it up this afternoon when I came back. All sorted. It was MIG welded though - I thought TIG was only for Aluminium??

Cheers

Andy

[Russian Rocket]

TIG produces a superior wels to MIG but is a much slower process. Most welding you see is MIG as it's cheaper + quicker. but where is counts TIG is preferred

both MIG and TIG can do mild steel stainless steel and aluminim. with TIG you need a much more expensive AC setup to weld aluminium, but SS is dead easy to do

[andyoleary]

Ahh, I see. Well, it's done the job for now. The CCC's are so heavy, I think this is a common problem. If it starts to go again I'll consider doing something more "drastic".....like removing the back boxes maybe...

Cheers

Andy