help with trailing arms

[bicolour]

i believe my rear trailing arms are shot
they have wholes in

do you think they can be welded or do i need to source seconds



picture is illistration only to show where the wholes are

[James.rigby]

If you get a good/confident welder to work his magic then they are salvageable. But I wouldn't get anyone to weld them because they are a vital part of the van.

[kevtherev]

billy 739 is down your way he breaks vans and might have some.

drop him a pm

I would not weld them personally

[bicolour]

so pick up my arms today from billy739 (thanks for meeting up with us)



now just need to no the best way to protect them from rusting though again?

i have some vectan on order after reading though the painting with a roller on wiki and seen some advice on it

could i paint the arms in rustolem or is there a better product on the market?

was thinking of putting the rustolem rust primer on first too

cheers

[CovKid]

Go get them grit blasted before you do anything. Coat of Rustoleum is fine. Did mine like that. You can chuck more money at them but a grit blast and a coat of paint will be fine. If you blast them, you won't need Vactan.

[bicolour]

can i leave the bushes in to blast?

[fairwynds]

yes.... and probably adviseable too. That said, is your van a 'keeper' ? - as with the arms already off, for the sake of two new bushes.....

[bicolour]

its a keeper yes

they in good knick and only just been put in

guess i just tape them up

[Plasticman]

stick a nut and bolt through the bush with a washer on each end, tape ! what do you think the blasting will do to that
mm

[DuaneEddy]

we used to use wooden washers (bits of ply) and threaded bar for big bushes and for parts that could get damaged like threads fill them with correct bolts /fittings
Denso tape around machined stubs /axles and then cardboard covers and cable ties - Depends on who is doing the blasting!
If you are doing it with one of them home booth ones then they can be as fine as airbrushing - whilst industrial blasters using "shot".

[Plasticman]

Denso tape love that stuff
mm

[bicolour]

well went down the vactan route

wire brushed first and a good wash down, then vactan on the rust areas, good sand down on the rest and 2 coats of rustoleum rust primmer later



i also got a tin of ral1098 green/yellow as wanted to see the colour befor possible paintint the van

will post up pics when paint tommorrow

[CovKid]

Yes but have you still got the 50p marrows?

[bicolour]

Yes but have you still got the 50p marrows?

lol, green house comes in handy for alsorts lol

thats our second passion, growing your own veg, we grow so much that we have to sell but we put all the money in a jar and buy our seeds for next year.

my dream is to buy some land and live of it, caravan ect or a narrow boat lol

[Titus A Duxass]

my dream is to buy some land and live of it, caravan ect or a narrow boat lol

We've just bought a farm house with garage and barn with half an acre out back (for less than a narrow boat) and have just ordered a 9x4m poly tunnel.

We also have chickens and a few fruit trees.

I have started brew my own ales, cider and wines.

My wife looks after this lot full time and we sell off what we can.

I still have to go to work though but I love my job.