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Welding.

Post by Fmx_Aus »

Anyone out there ever welded or had welded a hair line crack in a diff housing before??

Did it hold??
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Post by built2redline »

welded my tray up today after chopping it up to the chassis... im sure a weld would hold on a diff housing if its just a hairline.
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Post by Struth »

I am not sure but I reckon a diff housing would be cast, so a particular type of welding rod might be required.

But you could always give it a little grind and hit it with a ferrocraft or the MIG.

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Post by Shadow »

Struth wrote:I am not sure but I reckon a diff housing would be cast, so a particular type of welding rod might be required.

But you could always give it a little grind and hit it with a ferrocraft or the MIG.

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most are cast steel.

Special rods i believe, good preparation to remove any grease, and also using heat blankets to make it cool slowly.
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Post by joeblow »

think he is talking housing, not third member. most housings are mild steel, all third members are cast.
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Post by sloshy »

If its the housing just up it with the mig, people weld brackets and stuff to them all the time. My ladder bar and shock mounts haven't broken off yet and they have been on there for about 4-5 years. Not bad for a chippie :lol:
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Post by v840 »

Don't lay a bead longer than an inch or so at a time as it may warp the housing.

Depending on the location of the crack it may also be a good idea to grind it out a bit to ensure you get sufficient penetration.
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Post by Fmx_Aus »

Yeh fellers its the housing. One of the seem welds on the left of where the diff gears ect are.

Was readin a few things saying a mig wont hold it as mig welds are more porus then stick welds.

Might go ok with a plate or something over it :?

If ya wanna give it a go Sloshy let me know. And what ya drink ;)
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Post by Fmx_Aus »

v840 wrote:Don't lay a bead longer than an inch or so at a time as it may warp the housing.

Depending on the location of the crack it may also be a good idea to grind it out a bit to ensure you get sufficient penetration.
Thanks mate. Might have to grind it out a little then drill each end of the crack to stop it spreading. (No I dont know what Im talking about, nor do I know how to weld :oops: )
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Post by Fmx_Aus »

Here is a couple of pics.

Its on the seem weld, I have put two little red dots on each end of the crack.

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Post by chunderlicious »

GQ by any chance? they are prone to cracking on the V shape welds between the pumpkin and long side diff tube.

just mig it up. then when you have it properly sealed again, add a truss to the diff to make sure it doesnt happen again
turbos are nice but i'd rather be blown
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Post by Fmx_Aus »

Yeh bud its a GQ. Thanks for the info, really appreciate it.

Truss?? Sorry mate :oops:
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Post by Big_GQ »

He means brace it,seen heaps of these crack at work just turn the wire speed and heat up and clean the paint off before you weld it dont even bother about draining oil it will be fine.
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Post by juzzydykes75 »

Had to weld the long side of my rear housing - used a mig then bent a 2mm plate around the area the migged that at all sides to strengthen it - going to put bracing on it soon though
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Post by Fmx_Aus »

Thanks fellers. Where abouts does the brace go?? Anyone draw something on one of those pics and Tonka??

Thanks a heap everyone for the info and advice, greatly appreciated.
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Post by chunderlicious »

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this is the first diff i did, ive got it down to an art now...lol. but it gives you an idea of how i brace diffs. i also put a bit of half pipe on the bottom of the diff and bits of plate everywhere
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Post by Fmx_Aus »

Thanks a heap bud. That looks bloody great.

If there is anyone around my area Ripley/Ipswich that can weld let me know.

If not, I will duck down to the welder at Yamanto and see what they can do. Just worried as to what they will charge :?:

Thanks again ;)
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Post by phil94delica »

Im at Redland Bay. Bit far maybe?? But give it a good clean and weld it at a fairly low heat so the inside coating doesnt flake off. If your really keen its not a bad idea to change the oil after you weld it to get out any flaky bits.

Also the idea of drilling the crack ends is cos it stops the crack spreading because the load is not focused at the point of the crack. Probably not needed but if you want to be safe it cant hurt.
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Post by highwaychook »

Fmx_Aus wrote:
v840 wrote:Don't lay a bead longer than an inch or so at a time as it may warp the housing.

Depending on the location of the crack it may also be a good idea to grind it out a bit to ensure you get sufficient penetration.
Thanks mate. Might have to grind it out a little then drill each end of the crack to stop it spreading. (No I dont know what Im talking about, nor do I know how to weld :oops: )
Nooo don't drill holes. Grind it right out, use metho etc to clean the grind, then run a nice hot bead, grind out again slightly and then weld over that.... ;)
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Post by sloshy »

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Post by zagan »

metal fatigue.

it'll keep cracking, even with welding over the crack, the bracing will/may stop the cracking of the metal next to the welds.

I wouldn't bother grinding it out as it'll just crack somewhere else.

shouldn't push it so hard, lol.
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Post by Fmx_Aus »

Thanks a heap fellers.

Sloshy, I will give you a call today sometime.

Thanks once again everyone ;)
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Post by KiwiBacon »

highwaychook wrote:
Fmx_Aus wrote:
v840 wrote:Don't lay a bead longer than an inch or so at a time as it may warp the housing.

Depending on the location of the crack it may also be a good idea to grind it out a bit to ensure you get sufficient penetration.
Thanks mate. Might have to grind it out a little then drill each end of the crack to stop it spreading. (No I dont know what Im talking about, nor do I know how to weld :oops: )
Nooo don't drill holes. Grind it right out, use metho etc to clean the grind, then run a nice hot bead, grind out again slightly and then weld over that.... ;)
If you don't drill it, then you'll never fuse the end of the cracks together and it'll continue to grow.
It'll probabaly still last several years, but drill it past the end and it'll be good for a lot longer.
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Post by hollywood »

exactly kiwibacon you must drill the ends of the crack before you weld and warm the area to about 150c and just let air cool it will be fine. Mig welding is not porous and will be fine, christ knows who told you that story, i own an engineering business and beleive me they are fine. Mig wire is rated at about 70,000 lbs per square inch and is equivalent to low hydrogen. godd luck cheers ;)
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Re: welding

Post by KiwiBacon »

hollywood wrote:Mig welding is not porous and will be fine, christ knows who told you that story,
Probably someone who left the gas turned off. :lol:
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Re: welding

Post by lump_a_charcoal »

KiwiBacon wrote:
Probably someone who left the gas turned off. :lol:
Been there, done that!
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Re: welding

Post by KiwiBacon »

lump_a_charcoal wrote:
KiwiBacon wrote:
Probably someone who left the gas turned off. :lol:
Been there, done that!
Me too.
Lightweight welding I call it. Honeycomb. :D
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Re: welding

Post by v840 »

KiwiBacon wrote:
lump_a_charcoal wrote:
KiwiBacon wrote:
Probably someone who left the gas turned off. :lol:
Been there, done that!
Me too.

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Post by ian1974 »

Fmx_Aus wrote:Thanks a heap bud. That looks bloody great.

If there is anyone around my area Ripley/Ipswich that can weld let me know.

If not, I will duck down to the welder at Yamanto and see what they can do. Just worried as to what they will charge :?:

Thanks again ;)
mate make shore you get somone that knows what they are doing.. it is very easy to warp your housing whem welding on a truss. weld it slowly, small runs of weld, stop and let it cool..weld again and then let it cool.. so it does not heat up to much.
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Post by Fmx_Aus »

Thanks fellers, Sloshy sorted me out. Thanks mate ;)
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