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ArdenAndy
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26th Mar 12 at 19:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my dad noticed this hole in the rear axle when he was doing the wheel bearing, is it still safe?


[Edited on 26-03-2012 by ArdenAndy]
JaffaTB
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26th Mar 12 at 19:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is that on the bottom of the rear beam? i wouldnt like that one mine
ArdenAndy
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26th Mar 12 at 19:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeahh its on the bottom of the rear beam, i aint really to happy with it, i have heard alot about corsa b`s axles cracking but not getting a hole such as this :S
Josh Ack
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26th Mar 12 at 19:10   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The hell is it!
corsadonk
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26th Mar 12 at 19:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'd change it. Doesn't look good.
Josh Ack
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Ahh i see, looks like fibreglass!
smcGSI16V
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26th Mar 12 at 19:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thats rotten.

Change it.
andy_mk3
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26th Mar 12 at 19:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That looks like something off one of the Ford Rangers I used to work on from the local cement works :O
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26th Mar 12 at 19:56   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Josh Ack
Ahh i see, looks like fibreglass!


looks like a sh.t pan from the hospital..


i would say change it..
Mertin
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26th Mar 12 at 20:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Dont know if it would be advisable to weld it?
Get all the dirt and rust off and see how bad it is
alan-g-w
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26th Mar 12 at 20:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Welding a patch would be 10x easier than changing the beam
damoh
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quote:
Originally posted by Mertin
Dont know if it would be advisable to weld it?
Get all the dirt and rust off and see how bad it is


isnt the rear axle spring steel.so weld will just crack as soon as it get use after few mile???
ArdenAndy
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26th Mar 12 at 20:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
awww shit, i was hoping a weld or welding a plate on it would do it :/ spent so much money on this car and the list keeps getting bigger, i will clean all that shit off it and get another photo on here tomorrow

heres my thread if you guys want a look - http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=627864

[Edited on 26-03-2012 by ArdenAndy]
fazza
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26th Mar 12 at 20:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what damoh said really...

a mate welded his in the past and didnt last long before it had cracked again, actually cracked worse after it had been welded
alan-g-w
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26th Mar 12 at 20:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
A corsa rear beam is not made of sprung steel. It's mild steel plate that's been pressed and formed by the look of them to me. No offence fazza but your mate's was probably just a shit weld, you should have no problems welding onto it as long as you prep it properly.


[Edited on 26-03-2012 by alan-g-w]
fazza
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26th Mar 12 at 20:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fair enough, i presumed it was sprung or something.

hes beam was uber fucked though, a new beam from scrappies wont cost much and easy to fit
Joe
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26th Mar 12 at 20:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Surely you'll be chasing rust all the time once its started to corrode like that.
Mertin
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A beam from a corsa in the scrappies could be just as bad. The cars in the scrappys for a reason usually, either pranged or rotten / too fucked for an MOT
corsa_sean
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26th Mar 12 at 20:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What to do is clean it all up cut that lil bit out/rotten bit thrn weld in a big biy of shaped metal plate with decent weld to make it stronger underseal etc and should be good to go
JaffaTB
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26th Mar 12 at 21:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i've had a k reg that wasnt as rusty at that and yours is an x reg?
andy_mk3
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26th Mar 12 at 21:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'd get hold of another beam, no way would I trust that beam ever again even if it is welded up.
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26th Mar 12 at 21:58   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Rear beams not hard to change Andy. I'd change it for piece of mind.
jimmy 2.1
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Mine failed an MOT for same thing. Said i couldn't weld it either as it would still fail. Pretty straight forward to do and while your at it you can put some Poly bushes in too.
davieslim
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26th Mar 12 at 23:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just make sure its done right

can fail a mot on an inappropriate repair or modification includes welded repairs or the use of excessive heat to highly stressed components and modifications which are likely to affect the roadworthiness of the vehicle.
taylorboosh
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27th Mar 12 at 03:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Plenty of people always breaking corsas on here. Id change it

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