Was working on the car last night, removing the manifold to replace a leaking gasket, then while under the car I noticed the bracket on my s/s downpipe has come clean off.
Pics as follows.
Hole in exhaust...
Broken off bracket....
Bracket lined up with the crack....
You can see in the picture it's a perfect fit, except for a 5mm hole at the top that I can fill with weld. There is also a hairline fracture going from that 5mm hole vertically up towards the flange that I would like to weld over to prevent getting any worse.
I know I'll need to grind back to clean metal on both the exhaust & bracket. I have a Clarke 151TE with the original spool of wire it came with, the original CO2 canister it came with and I also bought an Argon/CO2 canister when I bought the welder that has not been used yet.
Is welding stainless the same as welding mild steel? Should I use the Argon/CO2 mix instead of pure CO2? Do I need new wire, etc? I have had to order new tips, so can't do anything until they arrive and will order other supplies I need today/tomorrow if needed.
Oh, what wire speed & power settings would you recommend for this kind of job?
Cheers!
Pics as follows.
Hole in exhaust...
Broken off bracket....
Bracket lined up with the crack....
You can see in the picture it's a perfect fit, except for a 5mm hole at the top that I can fill with weld. There is also a hairline fracture going from that 5mm hole vertically up towards the flange that I would like to weld over to prevent getting any worse.
I know I'll need to grind back to clean metal on both the exhaust & bracket. I have a Clarke 151TE with the original spool of wire it came with, the original CO2 canister it came with and I also bought an Argon/CO2 canister when I bought the welder that has not been used yet.
Is welding stainless the same as welding mild steel? Should I use the Argon/CO2 mix instead of pure CO2? Do I need new wire, etc? I have had to order new tips, so can't do anything until they arrive and will order other supplies I need today/tomorrow if needed.
Oh, what wire speed & power settings would you recommend for this kind of job?
Cheers!