Posted by Datesfat Chicks on August 23, 2009, 8:08 pm
My downstairs neighbor has a minivan about 10 years old she just bought ...
it appears to me that the point where the shock absorber attaches to the
body is just about rusted through.
Here are the photos I took tonight:
http://www.dtashley.com/vanpicstemp20090823/
A couple of questions:
a)This is a structural thing, right? If the shock pokes through, the wheel
collapses upward?
b)Are there any repair techniques? I wouldn't be sure how to approach it
because it seems to be unibody kind of layered sheet metal stuff.
Thanks for all advice,
Datesfat
Posted by Snag on August 23, 2009, 8:26 pm
Datesfat Chicks wrote:
> My downstairs neighbor has a minivan about 10 years old she just
> bought ... it appears to me that the point where the shock absorber
> attaches to the body is just about rusted through.
> Here are the photos I took tonight:
> http://www.dtashley.com/vanpicstemp20090823/
> A couple of questions:
> a)This is a structural thing, right? If the shock pokes through, the
> wheel collapses upward?
> b)Are there any repair techniques? I wouldn't be sure how to
> approach it because it seems to be unibody kind of layered sheet
> metal stuff.
> Thanks for all advice,
> Datesfat
It's called a shock tower , the part that connects it to the wheel assembly
is called a McPherson Strut . When it breaks , the wheel will indeed
collapse upward .
Take it to a competent body shop for repair .
--
Snag
"90 FLHTCU "Strider"
'39 WLDD "PopCycle"
BS 132/SENS/DOF
Posted by Datesfat Chicks on August 23, 2009, 8:34 pm
> Datesfat Chicks wrote:
>> My downstairs neighbor has a minivan about 10 years old she just
>> bought ... it appears to me that the point where the shock absorber
>> attaches to the body is just about rusted through.
>>
>> Here are the photos I took tonight:
>>
>> http://www.dtashley.com/vanpicstemp20090823/
>>
>> A couple of questions:
>>
>> a)This is a structural thing, right? If the shock pokes through, the
>> wheel collapses upward?
>>
>> b)Are there any repair techniques? I wouldn't be sure how to
>> approach it because it seems to be unibody kind of layered sheet
>> metal stuff.
>> Thanks for all advice,
>> Datesfat
> It's called a shock tower , the part that connects it to the wheel
> assembly is called a McPherson Strut . When it breaks , the wheel will
> indeed collapse upward .
> Take it to a competent body shop for repair .
Thanks.
What I was curious about is the actual technique that typically gets used.
Would it be welded, would they add more material, etc.?
Just from a layman's point of view ... looks possibly difficult to repair.
Datesfat
Posted by no_one on August 23, 2009, 10:48 pm
>> Datesfat Chicks wrote:
>>> My downstairs neighbor has a minivan about 10 years old she just
>>> bought ... it appears to me that the point where the shock absorber
>>> attaches to the body is just about rusted through.
>>>
>>> Here are the photos I took tonight:
>>>
>>> http://www.dtashley.com/vanpicstemp20090823/
>>>
>>> A couple of questions:
>>>
>>> a)This is a structural thing, right? If the shock pokes through, the
>>> wheel collapses upward?
>>>
>>> b)Are there any repair techniques? I wouldn't be sure how to
>>> approach it because it seems to be unibody kind of layered sheet
>>> metal stuff.
>>> Thanks for all advice,
>>> Datesfat
>>
>> It's called a shock tower , the part that connects it to the wheel
>> assembly is called a McPherson Strut . When it breaks , the wheel will
>> indeed collapse upward .
>> Take it to a competent body shop for repair .
> Thanks.
> What I was curious about is the actual technique that typically gets used.
> Would it be welded, would they add more material, etc.?
> Just from a layman's point of view ... looks possibly difficult to repair.
> Datesfat
I would think that they would weld a plate in there and punch the
appropriate holes for the strut. Assumes that there is enough solid metal
in the original body to weld to.
Posted by Snag on August 23, 2009, 10:52 pm
no_one wrote:
>>> Datesfat Chicks wrote:
>>>> My downstairs neighbor has a minivan about 10 years old she just
>>>> bought ... it appears to me that the point where the shock absorber
>>>> attaches to the body is just about rusted through.
>>>>
>>>> Here are the photos I took tonight:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.dtashley.com/vanpicstemp20090823/
>>>>
>>>> A couple of questions:
>>>>
>>>> a)This is a structural thing, right? If the shock pokes through,
>>>> the wheel collapses upward?
>>>>
>>>> b)Are there any repair techniques? I wouldn't be sure how to
>>>> approach it because it seems to be unibody kind of layered sheet
>>>> metal stuff.
>>>> Thanks for all advice,
>>>> Datesfat
>>>
>>> It's called a shock tower , the part that connects it to the wheel
>>> assembly is called a McPherson Strut . When it breaks , the wheel
>>> will indeed collapse upward .
>>> Take it to a competent body shop for repair .
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> What I was curious about is the actual technique that typically gets
>> used. Would it be welded, would they add more material, etc.?
>>
>> Just from a layman's point of view ... looks possibly difficult to
>> repair. Datesfat
> I would think that they would weld a plate in there and punch the
> appropriate holes for the strut. Assumes that there is enough solid
> metal in the original body to weld to.
More likely they'd cut it out to sound metal and weld a replacement cut from
a wrecked car in there . At least that's how I'd do it ... rust is a lot
like cancer , leave a little bit in there and it will grow .
--
Snag
"90 FLHTCU "Strider"
'39 WLDD "PopCycle"
BS 132/SENS/DOF
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> bought ... it appears to me that the point where the shock absorber
> attaches to the body is just about rusted through.
> Here are the photos I took tonight:
> http://www.dtashley.com/vanpicstemp20090823/
> A couple of questions:
> a)This is a structural thing, right? If the shock pokes through, the
> wheel collapses upward?
> b)Are there any repair techniques? I wouldn't be sure how to
> approach it because it seems to be unibody kind of layered sheet
> metal stuff.
> Thanks for all advice,
> Datesfat