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> Trailing Arm Pickup Point Cracked
nbscooters
post Sep 15 2006, 02:52 PM
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My 914 cracked from the pickup point on the undercar of the chassis. I drove the car like this for a while, but it got worse. I decided that I am not gonna risk my life anymore driving with this. I pulled the engine and trans morning to diagnose the problem.

I was wondering if anyone else here has run into this situation? If so, could you offer some advice in re-inforcing what very little metal is left. Even a picture of one of these welded up would be nice. Thanks


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Brad Roberts
post Sep 15 2006, 04:30 PM
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Yeah.. whay he said!

I dont even want to hear that somebody is selling a "patch" for an issue like this. His ear is rusted. It NEEDS to be replaced.. not patched. IT will continue to RUST behind the patch.

Help me understand.

I have done 6 of these now (ear replacements) + raising 3 cars.



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post Sep 15 2006, 06:04 PM
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QUOTE(Brad Roberts @ Sep 15 2006, 03:30 PM) *

I dont even want to hear that somebody is selling a "patch" for an issue like this. His ear is rusted. It NEEDS to be replaced.. not patched. IT will continue to RUST behind the patch.

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that looks like a rust crack and not a stress crack you sometimes see on a full blown racecar ...

patching this up will buy you a year, if that and then it'll have rusted and cracked somewhere else ...

cutting out the cancer is the only way to go. and the repro console is not the much $$$ ...
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nbscooters   Trailing Arm Pickup Point Cracked   Sep 15 2006, 02:52 PM
brant   run some searches. its pretty common. especially w...   Sep 15 2006, 03:04 PM
nbscooters   AWESOME! I just got off the phone with Chris F...   Sep 15 2006, 03:31 PM
Lawrence   Check out these two classic threads: http://www.9...   Sep 15 2006, 04:05 PM
rdauenhauer   I am curious, does Cris Recommend using his ...   Sep 15 2006, 04:20 PM
Brad Roberts   Yeah.. whay he said! I dont even want to hear...   Sep 15 2006, 04:30 PM
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