3/4" drill bit and welder?

I could do it tonight betwen 530 and 630.

Josh, since you are welding cast to steel you will need it to be stick welded with a high nickle content rod..you will alos need to preheat the knuckle a little..

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Josh, since you are welding cast to steel you will need it to be stick welded with a high nickle content rod..you will alos need to preheat the knuckle a little..

Actually since the knuckle is cast _steel_ and not cast _iron_ MIG will work just fine with no preheating necessary and, in fact, is a common mfg process....

--Ian

Hmm, thats funny, because when mig was done on mine the first time i went to nock out the TRE the insert came with it.. when it was sticked on i havent had an issue, thats just my cenario...

SOunds like who ever welded it either didnt have enough heat or didn't prep the surface properly(ie clean it with degreaser as you have greasy tie-rod ends) I have done 6 with 0 problems and they woudl be discovered rather quickly. When welding cast steel, the only thing you need to worry about is heat control as it is very easy to deform the cast piece. THat is why welding the spacers on the WJ conversion is such a pain.

I have a ¾" drill bit you can borrow. Just keep it oiled while cutting.

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that is all the proof you need of Turtle's welding knowledge and skill

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Hmm, thats funny, because when mig was done on mine the first time i went to nock out the TRE the insert came with it.. when it was sticked on i havent had an issue, thats just my cenario...

Well "that's funny" because as Turtle said it sounds like the person that welded yours the first time needs some practice. If you choose not to believe me then how about an excerpt from the American Welding Society's certification manual??

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Cast Steel

Many castings are made from steel, rather than cast iron, in order to arrive at finished parts which have high shock resistance and good ductility, properties in which cast iron is generally deficient. Cast steel can often be distinguished from cast iron by its surface color. The ”gray” color of steel is so distinctive that the term ”steely” is often used to describe the color of other materials. When surface identification isn’t possible, the color of a freshly fractured surface will distinguish cast steel from cast iron. If necessary, use a cold chisel on the surface of the casting, and attempt to cut off a thin chip. From steel, you can cut a curling chip of some length; from cast iron, even a short continuous chip is unusual. Finally, the behavior of the two materials when raised to melting temperature by the torch flame is quite different. The steel appears to be nearly white-hot before it melts; cast iron starts melting at a red heat. A puddle of molten steel is straw-white in color; a puddle of cast iron is reddish-white. Most cast steels are similar to low-carbon or medium-carbon rolled steels in composition, and can be welded with ease. In fact, the welding of rolled (wrought) steel to steel castings is often a production application. When welding cast iron, the major problem is to avoid cracking the cast iron, or leaving it with locked-in stresses that might cause cracking in service. When welding cast steel, you normally need not worry about cracking, but you must be concerned about distortion, since steel will stretch – become permanently elongated – before it will break. Distortion can often destroy the utility of a casting just as completely as cracking.
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Hey!!!
no need to get snippy

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Hey!!!
no need to get snippy

dude no doubt, im not tryin to put anyones skils down, just what the welding shop said, anything cast needs high knickle rod no matter what kind of metal because cast is brittle...

I think you missed my pun

My brother in law used to be a welder before an accident. He once told me that cast was a real pain to weld.

I missed that pun too. Now that you pointed it out it's pretty good.

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I think you missed my pun

Most likely, im pretty slow and stupid....

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Most likely, im pretty slow and stupid....

not really.
not now.
not ever.
not going to happen.