Posted by Beav on August 27, 2009, 6:55 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.?
Fuck me stiff, you don't half ask some REAL dumb questions. What else but
welding do you think the repairer would do, glue it with JB Weld?
> Just from a layman's point of view ... looks possibly difficult to repair.
It is unless you know what you're doing.
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Posted by Outback Jon on August 27, 2009, 7:12 pm
Beav 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.?
>
> Fuck me stiff, you don't half ask some REAL dumb questions. What else but
> welding do you think the repairer would do, glue it with JB Weld?
>
Well, they could grind the rust out and fill it in with Bondo...
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Posted by Beav on August 28, 2009, 6:32 pm
> Beav 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.?
>>
>> Fuck me stiff, you don't half ask some REAL dumb questions. What else but
>> welding do you think the repairer would do, glue it with JB Weld?
>>
> Well, they could grind the rust out and fill it in with Bondo...
As many unscrupulous people will have done over the years.
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Posted by Jeff Mayner on August 23, 2009, 11:00 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
Yeesh...
That was like looking at one of those old kid's magazines and trying to find
all the things that don't belong in the picture. Can she take it back?
Really, can she take it back?
Posted by CS on August 24, 2009, 12:07 am
> 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.
Cash for clunkers!
Seriously, she got screwed. The cost to fix that thing is going to be
nasty.
Tell her to sell it, quit buying crapass American cars, and look for
something Asian.
CS
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>>> 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.?