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22nd March 2018, 20:13 | #11 |
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Mine has a crack in it, along the bottom, rather than across it. It looks like the wheel has a slight negative camber. Can this be welded?
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22nd March 2018, 22:41 | #12 |
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Don't think it will pass the MOT with a welded upper arm. Best to replace it.
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23rd March 2018, 16:36 | #13 |
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Can you weld rust?
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23rd March 2018, 18:44 | #14 |
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Ha ha - I never could, despite repeated attempts with various British Leyland products back in the day!
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26th March 2018, 15:43 | #15 |
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I got the arm replaced and the droplink. The part where the droplink is attached to the arm was rusted through and snapped off. Very bad rust
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All related to the broken rear wishbone and droplink It has its lovely supple ride back again |
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27th March 2018, 11:17 | #17 |
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I have a set of arms sorted and I'm going to have a look and see if the inner bolt will move, but for about how much did the garage charge to fit it?
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27th March 2018, 12:17 | #18 |
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13th January 2020, 10:36 | #19 |
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Yep, that time has finally come for one of my 75's. Bluebelle is 17 years old and I decided it was time for new front springs and new shocks and new rear springs and rear shocks as she was really showing her age. An expensive enough outlay as I am not mechanically minded so had to drop her into the garage that does my work and uses genuine MGRover parts.
Picked up the hire car and awaited news on what should have been a day or two's job at worst... Then the phone call came and both upper rear arms were rusted and in need of replacement and the bolt on at least one side had sheared off. So the cost went up considerably and became 6 days with the weekend included. On the plus side, I am really looking forward to the ride after all is done as my other 75 has already been almost fully sorted and the difference is night and day
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But as Mike says it's best to replace them, as there's usually not enough good metal to weld to Russ
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