Thanks for all your replies! This part is a steering wheel column part made of ZAMAK. It's off an old 1958 Cadillac. Was sent in from Sweden to be reworked by some old car buff restoration place. That's how I ended up with it i have done toyota, honda, ford, opel(gm) vauxhall (gm) saab, fiat oil pan...

Gary, Hi Guy's I am very familiar with the aluminum rod, I use a boat load of it for repairing aluminum propellers. Works great as I have finally mastered the procedure after 30 years doing it for my business. I did use this stuff for the repair of this automobile part. It was with 1/16" Thank...

Hello,

I am looking for the best weld procedures for welding some of these die cast aluminum automobile parts.
I think the parts have a mixture of tin, aluminum and magnesium. Any help or ideas will be very much appreciated.

Thanks,
Gary

Hello, I am a new forum member and I am looking for information on welding some old automobile parts that are of what I would refer to as die cast aluminum. However, I believe this material has a content of zinc, aluminum and magnesium content. I am not sure of the percentages. Some one said it is o...

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