Is this the worst bottom arm ever?
 

Has anyone seen a worse one than this?

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:eek::eek: Has that been parked in a dyke? Might have a problem at the next MoT :D

Jesus H beep.

Was that found in a river. :eek::eek:

Now that's bad. :eek::eek:

It won't be a problem now, full subframe fitted as the bloomin captive nut did its usual trick!

Oh god... im worried about getting my suspension all renewed now haha!!

Mine is getting a bit rusty, no where near as bad as this. Wirebrushed it up and waxoiled it. For future how which is a subframe for a saloon?

My god,never seen a car so young with rust like that!!
All the 75s Ive owned / worked on over here in Australia still have their proof coat on under the cars, albeit a bit dusty and dirty.
You get rust,we get stone chips and faded paint- pick your poison!!

Bit of fibreglass and it will be ok.:getmecoat:

I can make up my mind what's worse, but these must be a contender for the prize.

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...corrosion+ahoy

You've started on my car then :D:D

This was mine.
 

I changed this one when the wheel started to scrape the inner wheel well soon after I got the car.

Just bought a good used one off the bay of plenty that's worse than that, don't know what your all going on about??? :getmecoat::getmecoat::getmecoat:

Crikey that is bad - after the horror stories on here I had a really good look at mine last summer and jet washed them one week then wire brushed and rustproofed the next. But before bothering with all that I took a small hammer and checked everywhere I could for solid metal

Happy to say I found nothing but the nice "ring" of sold metal. I will be checking it all again this summer and applying another coat of wax ready for next winter.

I have heard that cars from the colder north of the country suffer more because of the road salt?? Not sure if that is true but when I jet washed mine out I was amazed at the sandy soil that came out.

Strangely the opposite side was in good condition!

Bit of bondo and send it on its way.................Only kidding that is a bit far gone :eek:

A decent spray of stone chip will sort that out!;):eek:

A full subframe fitted now along with new shocks, can't have Deb running about with it like that!

That is absolutely terrible in my time dismantling I have not seen one that bad, I guess the rear spring had not been fitted correctly and it's blocked the waterways due to poor alignment
Pretty shocking Mate

I agree - defo alot worse than any I have seen..

I currently have 2 arms to change on a 75 asap and I thought they were bad - but they are defo not as bad as that one..

Kev :)

Yep, both drain holes were hidden under the rubber!!

Upper arm!

Technically yes, but as it's on the bottom of the spring, it's a bottom arm.

Blooming heck !! that was from Debs car ..Goes to show it can happen to any car then , bearing in mind how its looked after.

No nige, it's from debs new car, her blue one has had new arms too lol

The ones on my 05 plate tourer were about the same absolutely rotten. The ones on my launch car are almost perfect just goes to show there can be a great difference in the time they can corrode.

Russ

Replaced two last week on a facelift registered 2006 both were holed on the side and just to cap it all. captive nut had to be welded back on subframe plus all new brake pipes .rear brake back plates to change before mot on the 26/4/17 fingers crossed