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03-07-2004 01:26 PM #1
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Broken Suspension Advice. HELP!!!
I just bought a 62 Impala 9 passenger wagon and the driver side rear shock mount is broken at the frame rail. It looks like some idiot tried to repair it with a wire weld! I need some advice on how to make the repair and if anyone knows a good shop in Bakersfield, CA or somewhere near? I am posting a picture of the frame rail. Look at the hole! Thanks and HEEEEEEEELP.
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03-07-2004 01:29 PM #2
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Another Pic
Here is another pic. It is the piece of the frame that is broken with the shock.
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03-07-2004 02:48 PM #3
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Looks like the tim worm found that place to be yummy. Best to get the whole section refabricated.
Abe
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03-07-2004 03:20 PM #4
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Like they said looks like its time to fab a new section in there,and since that spot looks like that i would check the rest of the frame over while i was at it.
Also i would not recomend stick welding it. For a frame you should use Mig or Tig at around 120-140 amps. Stick welders have better penetration but on something like a frame with a "thin" (1/8-3/16") wall tickness its very easy to blow right through it.Somewhere out on Woordward ave. cruzin!
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Thank you Roger. .
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