Welding Question?

[rtguy1]

nice work buddy! rig is looking good!:thumb:

 

[Philip *AZ*]

Calcium in the milk will supposedly help prevent the body's absorption of the Zinc. That's in theory but I don't believe it.

Yeah, I read a thing that says Calcium helps rid the body of Zinc. Thats why milk helps during and after welding Zinc coated metals. Good to know for those who didnt.


Paratroopers Stay Up Longer!

 

[Atch]

Well finally finish welding the weld nut. My welding job came out ok but feel good that I did it on my own.



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Nicely done!

 

[hinrichs]

did it make the sliders stick out too much? any issues with the bottom bolts?

 

[cuongdyna]

nice work buddy! rig is looking good!:thumb:

Thanks Matt

Yeah, I read a thing that says Calcium helps rid the body of Zinc. Thats why milk helps during and after welding Zinc coated metals. Good to know for those who didnt.

Paratroopers Stay Up Longer!

I took off the zinc with a sander.

Nicely done!

Thanks

did it make the sliders stick out too much? any issues with the bottom bolts?

No, issue with the slider stick out further. The nut is only 1/8 thick. I had this slider on my 08 JKUR and never had an issue with the bottom bolt.

 

[Canvas JK]

I'm getting ready to mig weld the weld nut onto my frame. Is remove the negative cable on the battery is enough to made it safe to weld and not damage the ECU?



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Where did you get the inserts and what size? I am getting ready to install my LoD Rock Sliders in the next week or so. Any assistance would be grand.

R/
Will

 

[Rebel JK]

Well finally finish welding the weld nut. My welding job came out ok but felt good that I did it on my own.



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Looks great! I like it,The weld looks pretty darn good. When I finish building my rails I think Ill be going this route. I may shim with 1/8" flat stock between nutserts on mine so I get complete baseplate to frame contact as I'm not using the existing bottom of frame holes.
Great idea!

 

[cuongdyna]

Looks great! I like it,The weld looks pretty darn good. When I finish building my rails I think Ill be going this route. I may shim with 1/8" flat stock between nutserts on mine so I get complete baseplate to frame contact as I'm not using the existing bottom of frame holes.
Great idea!

Thanks Wes.

 

[familytime2]

There's no reason to remove the neg off the battery.Just clamp your ground close to your work

 

[cuongdyna]

There's no reason to remove the neg off the battery.Just clamp your ground close to your work

I just want to be save then sorry.

 

[JAGS]

Noob question here. What/why is the concern with the ground and battery when welding?

 

[cuongdyna]

Noob question here. What/why is the concern with the ground and battery when welding?

I was told that if you don't remove the ground It would complete the circuit and damage the ECU.

 

[rcdude3]

Huh...I welded my TF long arm kit on and didn't do anything with the battery and the JK has been fine. I did this 2 months and about 2500 miles ago and no problems.

 

[Atch]

I work for John Deere, anytime they do a repair weld on a machine they ground near where they are welding AND disconnect the battery. This is the approach I take when anything is welded on my jeep and I recommend this for anyone welding on theirs. Like stated above, better safe than sorry.