How bad is my rusty ear?, Give it to me straight |
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How bad is my rusty ear?, Give it to me straight |
cstone12 |
Apr 11 2010, 08:17 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 20-February 07 From: Cleveland Member No.: 7,550 |
I was under my car this weekend replacing the alternator thanks to a great post I found on this site. Anyway, I took the opportunity to poke around with a screwdriver and woops... it went right through my driver side rear suspension ear! One of the POs fixed the hell hole and ear but evidently didn't make it to the other side. I have a 110v MIG that is probably about the cheapest one you can find but will I be able to use something like that to repair this? Is the car even safe to drive? There are too many good things about this car to abandon it due to this. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.
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Gudhjem |
Apr 12 2010, 01:13 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 133 Joined: 29-March 07 From: Castro Valley, CA Member No.: 7,629 Region Association: Northern California |
How do you guys go about aligning the new ears?
My passenger side was repaired by a PO, and from the looks of the welding, not so well. I've been thinking about welding in a new one next time I have the engine out (which is soon). My only hesitation has been lining up the new part. How critical is the alignment? Even with rubber bushings, I'd assume this has to be in pretty much the exact right spot front/back, up/down, and of course straight. What do you use as a point of reference? |
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