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olmasters · Aug 17, 2008

Hi, Ive got my MOT at the end of the moth so have a few jobs to be doing to my landy in preperation. Well my first on the list has to be the rear cross member, Ive been meaning to sort it for over a year now and its condition has been slowly deteriating. From the picture attached do you think its possible to remove the corroded metal and but-weld in a new piece of 3mm galv plate, or am I going to have to bite the bullet for a new crossmember??

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Ollie

DTZ · Aug 17, 2008

Wot picture attached?

DTZ · Aug 17, 2008

...and which end of the moth is it? Head end or arse end?

olmasters · Aug 17, 2008

DTZ said:
Wot picture attached?

Sorry, finished the post and realised i forgot to upload my piccies

DTZ said:
...and which end of the moth is it? Head end or arse end?

....and its allways the latter for me!!

Ollie

DTZ · Aug 17, 2008

Corrosion doesn't look that bad in the pic... I'd be surprised if it failed on that. If you do a lot of towing and want the peace of mind, then a new cross-member is the way to go. If you never tow then patching it is the cheapest

wafty · Aug 17, 2008

ide plate it m8 ,its not that bad imo going by the pics ..galvy would be a waste of time on a plate that size tbh as you would have to loose the galvy to weld it.

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