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Oct 8th, 2019, 00:28 | #1 |
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Cross member repaired
After disassembling the front end we discovered that it had been hit pretty hard and very bad repair done, attached you will find the pictures of the before and after pictures and the final result, which I am very satisfied with. There is a gap of 5.5 mm at the fork attaching point on the repair side which will be compensated with washers, there was no other way to solve it.
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Oct 8th, 2019, 01:32 | #2 |
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I hope the rest of the car is OK after having a knock like that (I'd be making loads of other measurements to make sure)
Have you tried to find a replacement sub frame?
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Oct 8th, 2019, 11:15 | #3 |
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The welder should have squared it up on that bench before adding a couple of initial tack welds, than you wouldn't have the alignment problem. The 5.5mm spacers could be welded on, that would stop any shuffling about in the future.
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Sincerely I a did not try very hard together a replacement sub frame, I didn't think that the issue was that serious. |
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The idea of welding the spacers is a very good solution. |
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Oct 8th, 2019, 19:29 | #6 |
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adarvasi;
When the Cross-member is fully removed from vehicle, the welder is able to fixture and check it, and do a much nicer job than when working under the car, where access is limited, contortions are often necessary, not to mention the possibility of falling molten metal...it certainly looks like a clean repair now! Cheers |
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