Author Topic: Broken bumper bracket bolts in RS frame rail (Read 1344 times)

abrahamfh · « **Reply #25 on:** March, 03, 2011, 09:26:03 AM »

Here is the rail after about 45 seconds worth of wire wheel time.

outer

under

inner

Ponyman66 · « **Reply #26 on:** March, 03, 2011, 05:37:49 PM »

Hmmm. I think I recognize that grinder on the floor! One of the best tools the wife has ever bought me as a present! Mine been earning it's keep around here!!

Abe, the frame rail looks to be in pretty good shape. Make sure you check the pitted area really good. Don't be wimpy with it, but poke it. If you don't, you may regret it down the road. Better to repair it now then later. While I was doing mine I found some areas that were pitted, but due to the thickness of the metal, thought it'd be fine. It wasn't! It was just one more thing to fix, but I'd rather do it now! BTW, it's done now too!

abrahamfh · « **Reply #27 on:** March, 03, 2011, 06:54:31 PM »

Quote from: Ponyman66 on March, 03, 2011, 05:37:49 PM

Hmmm. I think I recognize that grinder on the floor! One of the best tools the wife has ever bought me as a present! Mine been earning it's keep around here!!

Abe, the frame rail looks to be in pretty good shape. Make sure you check the pitted area really good. Don't be wimpy with it, but poke it. If you don't, you may regret it down the road. Better to repair it now then later. While I was doing mine I found some areas that were pitted, but due to the thickness of the metal, thought it'd be fine. It wasn't! It was just one more thing to fix, but I'd rather do it now! BTW, it's done now too!

Gotta love a wife like that, congratulations sir.

I bought two of them plus my Dewalt, I have the wire wheel on one, the cut off wheel on the Dewalt and the sanding discs with the rubber backer on the other one so I don't have to be switching stuff up all the time.

I decided to remove a section of the outer frame rail. Are you ready?

NASTYNESS

Cleaned it up a bit scrapping around a little with a putty knife.

These bolts were most definitely not going to be coming out.

The plan from this point is to try and get in there with a grinder or something to try and clean it up a bit and then purchase one of those wand sprayer things to coat the entire interior of the frame rail with zero rust.