What is this called so I can get it repaired?

[timski]

Hi Guys,

What is this part called so I can get it repaired. It looks like there's barely anything left of it! I don't know how it got in that state without me noticing it before.

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Thanks.
Tim.

[Winchweight]

That's your rear jacking point and trailing arm. Pretty common failure area and if it's that bad outside, have a good look inside......

[boatbuilder]

Hope you're not d riving it! Whole thing looks about to fall off! You might be lucky and just need a new bracket. Water gets in between the rubber bush and the bracket and rots it through from the inside. I just caught mine in time and was able to grit blast it and built up the pitted area again with weld. Yours looks worse though and possibly the top of the bracket could be pretty rusty. I mean the bit that would be inside the sill that you can't get to without opening the whole lot up.

[Plasticman]

Yes,it also looks ready to rotate. Have a god hard poke about and take some more pickies from all around it ,also inners and other side
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[R0B]

When was your vans last MOT carried out.

[BOXY]

I'm guessing 18th January this year !!

[R0B]

How on earth did the tester miss that.

[Ian Hulley]

Here's what it was ...



https://www.brickwerks.co.uk/t3-parts/t ... right.html

Ian

[timski]

About to order up both brackets from Brickwerks.

Any idea what it might cost to get those brackets welded on? I did ask the fellow I took it to but he said he won't know till it starts work on it and said it won't be a cheap job? Is this a "how long is a piece of string" type question or should you be able to give a rough estimate?

Cheers,
Tim.

[Ian Hulley]

Rear tracking and camber will need checking and adjusting as the rear arms have to come off (think new bushes, new nuts & bolts, possibly new brake pipes/flexys) oh the joy.

Ian.

[silverbullet]

The sill ends will almost certainly need reconstructing, especially the horizontal part to which the swingarm mount is welded.
Fiddly, awkward work and hard to do properly, especially if you dont cut the botttom off the wing to see whats going on.

[Plasticman]

Plus you realy HAVE to make a jig as measure as you will I doubt you can position them within a couple of mm of correct, get it wrong and you will never track the rear,
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[timski]

Thanks guys,

Sounds fair enough that he can't really say till he's had a closer look.

[timski]

Hi Guys,

The LPG tank is under the seat and ends not far from the edge of the van just above the area that needs welding. I guess the tank will need to be removed for safety?

Thanks,
Tim.

[New Kentish Campers]

Well, unless you fancy meeting your maker earlier than was planned for you, then yes Never take chances with anything explosive. I wouldn't risk it, personally.