welding broken stud in head
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welding broken stud in head
I know I have one stud broken about 1/4" inside the head. Sure to have more. I have a mig welder and feel confident that I can weld the studs. So for those that have welded up a stud to lengthen it out of the hole and add a nut to remove it how did you do it? My first thought is to center the wire in the hole and use short pulses/tacks to build puddle on top of puddle till it comes out of the hole. It's only about this far [ ] Probably a low heat and wire speed. Any other ideas or horror stories? Thx
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That's exactly how I did it I kept building up te weld till I could weld a flat washer to it then I welded a nut to the washer then I soaked it in pb blaster and used a short breaker bar and just kept easily back and forth till it broke free
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You won't unless you completely loose your mind with the MIG.
The Alum heads/threads will survive quite a bit of exposed steel welding without troubles. It's kind of like me in a bar full of young gals, they simply aren't attracted!
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Ok this probably won't matter but I have a choice of .023 or .030 wire. Welder is loaded with the .030 now. Think either is fine?
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