At the scrap yard to day

macafee2 · 30th January 2020, 18:28

Went to the scrap yard today to get two Audi A4 door lights, I want to put them into my door cards.

Turns out they had a Rover 75. Managed to pick up an intact battery cover
and the trim that goes around the rear screen on a saloon.

The rear upper arms looked good and I had a poke around, seemed solid. As I did not have tools for working on the 75 I went home got some and returned. Even with a groundsheet on the ground I got filthy and I mean filthy removing the upper arms, large washers for rear sub frame and trailing arm bolts.

The only places on the upper arms I could not see or poke had rusted thru, disappointed with time wasted and cheesed of with being so dirty.

So, check the drain holes in your upper arms, make sure water does not pool, also clean away the dirt.

macafee2

trikey · 30th January 2020, 18:54

Not good when that happens, I did the same with an exhaust a few Months ago, it looked in great condition until I removed it.. It then revealed a rusted through hole in the top section of the backbox.

30th January 2020, 18:28	#1
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,931 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	At the scrap yard to day Went to the scrap yard today to get two Audi A4 door lights, I want to put them into my door cards. Turns out they had a Rover 75. Managed to pick up an intact battery cover and the trim that goes around the rear screen on a saloon. The rear upper arms looked good and I had a poke around, seemed solid. As I did not have tools for working on the 75 I went home got some and returned. Even with a groundsheet on the ground I got filthy and I mean filthy removing the upper arms, large washers for rear sub frame and trailing arm bolts. The only places on the upper arms I could not see or poke had rusted thru, disappointed with time wasted and cheesed of with being so dirty. So, check the drain holes in your upper arms, make sure water does not pool, also clean away the dirt. macafee2

30th January 2020, 18:54	#2
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,777 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	Not good when that happens, I did the same with an exhaust a few Months ago, it looked in great condition until I removed it.. It then revealed a rusted through hole in the top section of the backbox. __________________ Lest we forget..