Recent content by chowland28

I found a couple more nuts around the shop that I believe to be the same as the one I installed. It has stamped on it, "2H" as well as a basic Triangle. I was intending on posting a pic in here, but apparently I never took the picture. :(

What do you mean 1x bolt diameter?

Is installing a new seal kit in this floor jack easy enough to do myself? Or is spending the extra cash and have the company complete the rebuild a better option? Thanks in advance. (Yes I did read the sticky on hydraulic jack rebuilds.)

The whole reason I chose that nut was because it wasn't zinc coated or anything like that. Didn't need any work to become weldable. It wasn't until after the complete install that I thought to myself, "****! I hope that wasn't a low-grade nut and I now just weakened it even more by welding on...

Wow. I was totally unaware how dangerous brake cleaner can really be. Thankfully, I was using non chlorinated. I will be sure to be extremely careful as well as pass the information along. Thanks for the lesson everyone!

That is exactly how it is assembled...Besides the brittleness, my only concern would be that I am unsure of the grade of the nut. Even if it turned out to be the crappiest nut sold, could the threads really get ripped out THAT easily? I would assume not?

Thank you for the additional info on the brake clean!

I just used the brake clean to clean off any grease and what not that may have been on the nut before I did the welding. I didn't mean for that to be the highlight of this post lol. I should not have added that detail.

Had a project going where I needed a 1/2" nut mig welded onto some steel. Found a 1/2" nut that was not zinc coated or anything, ideal finish for welding. Cleaned 'er off with some brake clean and then layed a few good, hot tacks on a couple of the flats of the nut. (I did not weld the p*ss out...