Subframe protection-it may cost you your car if left!

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 8:02 pm

Hi everybody peeps!

I recently visited Rich Pruen and we had a good old look under my car whilst doing some jobs.

I knew my subframe had some rot.He thankfully pointed out that it was in real need of protecting now.He suggested Hammerite and has used it to coat the frame on his Turbo.

This job is one of urgency and well worth inspecting your car between MOT tests.The cost of a garage changing the frame is prohibitive for many,pushing the thousand pound mark.

Just to say that I have recently had some parts from a really clean 440 Turbo on a 94/L.When I first saw it I thought it was too good to break,writing it off to a stolen recovered or something.Then when I next saw it I saw the underside,which seemed damned good until I noticed a fist sized hole in the back of the subframe making it obvious that this was why it was there,and it was!You'd never see this unless you were right under the car,that rust has many months to develop between the MOT test.

Might be worth u having a look at yours,it could save your 480!

Steve.

98kellrs · Post by **98kellrs** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 8:51 pm

is deff worth a look, prob is im not thin enough to squeeze under the car, and have no way of raising it..

guitarcarfanatic · Post by **guitarcarfanatic** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 8:59 pm

Get a set of axle stands. Not much. Homebase or argos should do a set cheap. Either that or drive the front wheels of your car onto a curb and then you should have space to get under. Whatever you do, leave it in gear for safetys sake!

Rob

P.S will be posting that cheque off for you as soon as my pay comes through

Brasco · Post by **Brasco** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:46 am

98kellrs wrote:is deff worth a look, prob is im not thin enough to squeeze under the car, and have no way of raising it..

Ramps will set you back less than Â£30 too...

robkendall · Post by **robkendall** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:18 pm

My S is standard ride height, andwont go up ramps, so the lowered ones are defo gonna struggle.
decent trolley jack and stands are the way to go....dont scrimp....will be worth it in the long run...tyres under the body dont really work you know.

rgrds
rob

stu chacks · Post by **stu chacks** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:40 pm

I remember a few years back the Chairman of the Triumph owners club being killed under his car when it slid off the supports - also seen my gramps merc slide off it's jack (was on uneven surface mind). So always be careful while under a ton of Volvo people!
Stu.

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:50 am

maybe worth considering these or a similar idea to get the car on to a jack/axle stand

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 36454&rd=1

Bramdeman · Post by **Bramdeman** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:24 pm

Just get a good sized engine oil leak, and don't fix it !! Prevents any and all under car rust

robkendall · Post by **robkendall** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:32 pm

Roo wrote:maybe worth considering these or a similar idea to get the car on to a jack/axle stand

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 36454&rd=1

just run the car onto a couple of breeze blocks dude.....much cheaper!
i have a hydraulic trolley jack....jack the car up, then if im goin under, i put the ramps under,and lower the car back onto em....kinda like axle stands
rgrds
rob

Brasco · Post by **Brasco** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:51 pm

Roo wrote:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 36454&rd=1

couldn't you just drive onto a house brick????

dabac · Post by **dabac** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:36 am

catgroom wrote:Hi everybody peeps!

I knew my subframe had some rot.

Mine has too. I've got a 440 as a donor car, do you know if the sub-frames are interchangeable?

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Subframe protection-it may cost you your car if left!

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