Total Rebuild of a 1979 Dodge Class C
I would say some of you have seen the start of this build that my brother bgriffey had posted, Well I have now bought the RV from him and plan to post the pixs of the build I have found a lot of rot i...
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falconbrother wrote:
So, you welded a bolt to the stripped bolt? I need to know this technique.. That's awesome.
*Its a very common method of extraction that I prefer to use. It works well for steel hardware(bolts/studs/nuts) fastened into Steel or Alum.
By using this method properly, I have all but eliminated having to drill out snapped bolts/studs. Even if they have broken below the surface of what they are fastened into, this method works best.
*Welding a nut on a stud that is stubborn does 2 things:
(I use a Lincoln mig welder with flux core wire(gasless) with a heat setting higher than normal welding for this process)
~It super heats the stud to free it from being one/corroded to what it is fastened to.
~when welded properly, it also gives a fresh piece of hardware to wrench on for extraction.
