Chassais shock discovery!

Today I was giving my 90 it's regular repairs then I discovered this!:



Bloody spring mount is it called? Snapped off on 1 side.

It's one thing after another lol it's a good job I love it!!! Is this a big job? Iv not welded before so I'm not sure if I could tackle it myself. What sort of cost would be expected for the repair?

Cheers!

stc8610 is about £30 ,depends on state of chassis rail behind for time

Thanks James Martin. It looks to be solid behind. If not would it be a case of plating it then welding the spring mount to the plate?

you could do it certainly would hurt beefing up in that area and would make welding easier

I would like to learn to weld but have no experience at it. Would it be a job I could do diy at home? Iv done a lot of stuff to it myself eg. Clutch, injector pump, timing belt ect would this be possible for an enthusiastic learner to manage this job?

yes practice on a few scraps first

Thanks again jamesmartain what sort of welder and amp power would I need? I would rarther learn to do it myself and it's another step towards self sufficient motoring!

with welders the bigger the better generally ,but 130amp up would do what you want

Thanks I'll look at them now!

You are allways to the rescue when I need help - much apriciated James Martin!

Although if you haven't welded before and you self that mount with not good enough welds it will just come off potentially causing an accident.... If not sure get a mobile welder or garage to do it

flat said:

Although if you haven't welded before and you self that mount with not good enough welds it will just come off potentially causing an accident.... If not sure get a mobile welder or garage to do it

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Yes I can see your point, but I want to learn to weld and I would practice first. If I don't learn to a good enough standard I'll not do it myself. Don't worry I'm not daft I will make sure it's safe but thank you for the advice.

Watching someone fix your landy would be a good start,also look up MIG WELDING FORUM a DIY guide,lots of good info.

Ok cheers guys so maybe I shouldn't do it? I'll get a quote for it doing then.

toms3 said:

Yes I can see your point, but I want to learn to weld and I would practice first. If I don't learn to a good enough standard I'll not do it myself. Don't worry I'm not daft I will make sure it's safe but thank you for the advice.

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How will you be able to tell? Will you x-ray the weld to make sure you have good enough penetration?
Welding isn't just about sticking two pieces of metal together.

I wouldn't bother mate. By all means, learn to weld, but put it to practice on something that's not going to cause an accident when you hit that little bloody pothole doing 70mph on the M6..

Coming from an experienced welder/mechanic/MOT tester.

Ste.

toms3 said:

Ok cheers guys so maybe I shouldn't do it? I'll get a quote for it doing then.

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Its not even a hours work.
From my experience mechanics are not welders and welders are not mechanics, I've never met one who can do both satisfactorily, Take that to a fabricator rather than a garage.

Has it been welded before? Looks like a welded plate just in front of the spring hangar?

harry2012 said:

Has it been welded before? Looks like a welded plate just in front of the spring hangar?

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No that's where the crossmember was welded on.