farmboy
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| posted on 22/2/05 at 10:53 AM |
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rust
hey, just a question, what level of rust is ok on a tube.
sorry cant take a photo of the actual rust, but heres a photo of someone elses,
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=end%20column.jpg
sorry for stealing your pic, but the camera is broken.
cheers
Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up
every two hours?
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britishtrident
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| posted on 22/2/05 at 11:00 AM |
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Depends how thick the tube and where it is --- the one in the picture looks like 2mm tube so pitting to a depth of say .7 mm wouldn't be a
worry but with 1.5mm .4mm pitting would cause me concern. It is realy a question of figuring out what loads are on tube concerned.
[Edited on 22/2/05 by britishtrident]
[Edited on 22/2/05 by britishtrident]
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clbarclay
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| posted on 22/2/05 at 11:28 AM |
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If there are rust holes through the chassis tubes then it won't pass an MOT.
If it is just odd tubes then you could cut them (it) out one at a time and weld in a new piece of tube.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 22/2/05 at 07:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by clbarclay
If there are rust holes through the chassis tubes then it won't pass an MOT.
If it is just odd tubes then you could cut them (it) out one at a time and weld in a new piece of tube.
You would have to weld in a temporary brace befoe cutting anything out, remember all the distortion loads are still in the chassis even if it is dead
straight
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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