How to Weld Brake Hose Brackets

Video Transcript

"DOUG JENKINS: Hi. I'm Doug. I work with 20 great guys in Saint Louis at Doug Jenkins' Custom Hot Rods, and we're going to do some work for you today on Expert Village. Now, Mark's going to weld the brackets on the axle that hold the brake hoses and brake lines in place. He needs to first confirm the bracket location, get it lined up exactly. He's ground the axle clean where the bracket goes to the axle, and he grinds a clean spot on, just a bracket here on the side of the axle, 'cause you want a good ground. Boy, always grab, when you're working on moving parts on a car, always grab something very close to what you're welding. It might work because of the old bolts and old bushings if he were to grind a spot on the frame of the car, but he'd be passing electricity through the bushings, through moving parts. You could even do it if you grab the brake rotor. But think about that. You're passing electricity through the wheel bearings then and you'll burn the bearings. So he's grabbing a clean spot on the bracketry right on the axle so he has a clean spot to do his welding. He's using a MIG welder with the heat turned up about a halfway and the wire feed turned about halfway, so you get good penetration. The axle's a good, heavy metal, and so it the bracket and you want good penetration."