So I've turned my attention to sorting out the trailing arm before I go for the jacking point (which I I think is going to be a much bigger ball ache than I first thought)
So after getting rid of most the rot I'm left with a bit of a hole.
I've seen the repair pieces for the spring mount but my question is can I just weld a flat patch in before welding the repair piece or does it need the indentation for the repair piece to fit into?
The repair piece itself seems flat from the pictures but none show the underside. My hope was to just patch the trailing arm then go ahead and fit the repair piece
Rear jacking points shot?
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Re: Rear jacking points shot?
It looks like what is left is still pretty thin, I’d see about taking it back to shiny metal. My gut would say just a flat patch first, then the repair plate, positioning doesn’t need to be millimetre perfect in this instance.
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Cheers Roger, got it patched and going to order the repair plate (defo won't be winning any pretty welding awards!)
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Excellent use of the grinder is just as important as welding!
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Grinder and paint make me the welder I ain't as the saying goes
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Re: Rear jacking points shot?
So another update for anyone who ever has the same issues.
Sorted the trailing arm the rubber bushes were a nightmare to get in, luckily I had the threaded bar from earlier!
Cut out the old jacking point and it was very much shot
Before cutting it out I made a wooden jig which screws into drive.
Got alot of rot but my thinking is cut a couple inches off the end of cross member weld in a new piece of 2mm steel then weld the new jacking point to that and from there start patching up the rest. Anyone got any useful tips for bending the steel? Feel free to correct me if I'm doing this wrong I'm flying by the seat of my pants
Sorted the trailing arm the rubber bushes were a nightmare to get in, luckily I had the threaded bar from earlier!
Cut out the old jacking point and it was very much shot
Before cutting it out I made a wooden jig which screws into drive.
Got alot of rot but my thinking is cut a couple inches off the end of cross member weld in a new piece of 2mm steel then weld the new jacking point to that and from there start patching up the rest. Anyone got any useful tips for bending the steel? Feel free to correct me if I'm doing this wrong I'm flying by the seat of my pants
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