wheel arch coming away from firewall

surf_tomo · Post by **surf_tomo** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:49 pm

as title says I have just discovered that the wheel arch has come away from the firewall, here are some pics

whats the best move from here? should I be concerned?

Cheers Tom.

sibainmud · Post by **sibainmud** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:12 pm

Yip.
It will end up like this pile of metal.

surf_tomo · Post by **surf_tomo** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:34 pm

rodger rodger.
It feels like a soft sort of a join. what is the best way of repairing it?

Cheers Tom.

Filthy4x4 · Post by **Filthy4x4** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:03 pm

sibainmud wrote:Yip.
It will end up like this pile of metal.

I was just about to post that

coxsy · Post by **coxsy** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:51 pm

a panel shop or do you have a mig welder, its the spot welds that are broken,

sibainmud · Post by **sibainmud** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:02 pm

As Coxsy says it can be spot wielded. I am wondering what the cause is though

Do you have body lift? or do you just hammer the crap out of it like I did mine :twisted:

Cheers,

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:05 am

If the body mounts are good and tight then i personally wouldn't worry to much.

It's probably just the chassis flexing with the off road use that has caused it.

Seal it up again and just monitor it for a bit.

Don't panic and go spend a grand on getting it welded at a panel shop!!!!!!!!

surf_tomo · Post by **surf_tomo** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:36 am

Ill check all the body mounts today, the hilux is not body lifted. The same looks to be happening on the other side tho not so bad - just starting from underneith. Dont have the skills to repair it myself

UBZ · Post by **UBZ** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:04 am

doesn't look that bad to me at all.
I'd undo the 8-10 bolts holding the outer guard on and have a look from the inside . then just seal it back up and monitor it

surf_tomo · Post by **surf_tomo** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:22 pm

2 body mounts on each side were not tight. nipped them up. hope no other damage has been done, at least I found it before it parted company completely .

Cheers Tom.

coxsy · Post by **coxsy** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:19 pm

great nice to hear you won on this issue

surf_tomo · Post by **surf_tomo** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:42 pm

Cheers,
something else to add to the never ending repair list

kbjj · Post by **kbjj** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:56 am

I"ve got signs of this happening too. The chassis flex's more than the body can handle. Bulletproof's done a great wee mod to prevent this, longer body mount bolts with valve springs added. Been meaning to do mine.

surf_tomo · Post by **surf_tomo** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:47 am

Oh hell that sounds alright, do you know roughly where in the 80 pages it is? Great thread that one, read some the other day

kbjj · Post by **kbjj** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:45 pm

surf_tomo wrote:Oh hell that sounds alright, do you know roughly where in the 80 pages it is? Great thread that one, read some the other day

Nah... sorry

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