07-07-2017, 10:45 AM
One of my trailing arm mounts (the thin tube coming out of the frame) for the rear axle rusted off while leaving a stoplight.
Fixed with $85.00 Chinese Zeny stick welder. Originally $99.99 but I got a $15.00 refund because somewhere along the way
the box or pallet was dropped and some plastic parts arrived broken. Those parts have been fixed and the welder has been
modified to use thicker cables and I added a twist lock fitting for the power supply to the unit.
Yes that wishbone thing with the ball joint was well rusted. The whole piece new was 29.99 on ebay.
Very difficult to remove old one when the bolts hanging the assembly have rusted into the center of the bushings.
Steel plate and Chinese welder. It's the answer to frame rust issues.
Brake lines are easy, just remember that the end fittings are metric. The black nylon jobs that attach the all the lines to your formerly rusted frame, they are not so easy.
Fixed with $85.00 Chinese Zeny stick welder. Originally $99.99 but I got a $15.00 refund because somewhere along the way
the box or pallet was dropped and some plastic parts arrived broken. Those parts have been fixed and the welder has been
modified to use thicker cables and I added a twist lock fitting for the power supply to the unit.
Yes that wishbone thing with the ball joint was well rusted. The whole piece new was 29.99 on ebay.
Very difficult to remove old one when the bolts hanging the assembly have rusted into the center of the bushings.
Steel plate and Chinese welder. It's the answer to frame rust issues.
Brake lines are easy, just remember that the end fittings are metric. The black nylon jobs that attach the all the lines to your formerly rusted frame, they are not so easy.