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suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened both rear side


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Agreed it could be rear beam, but they could be referring to the rear of front control arm on both sides - you need to drop in or call the test centre to request more clarification.

Rear beams do rust through, but I would say control arms are the more likely suspect as they are thinner metal.

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One of mine failed once on a busy road.

It wasn't pretty and I had a truck tow me into a lay by.

Wasn't pretty after that either 

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My 1.4s has a rusty hole in the rear beam arm in front of the main bush complete with MOT fail yellow marker around it. I discover that when giving it a proper look over to try and decide what to do with it. 

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14 hours ago, Rich said:

fixed it roadside, running around traffic finding bearings to rebuild a shaft.

It's like- I need to get home, so i need them bearings to go in my cv joints. Now that's five, where's the sixth... 

Excellent! :)

 

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35 minutes ago, mk2 said:

It's like- I need to get home, so i need them bearings to go in my cv joints. Now that's five, where's the sixth... 

Excellent! :)

 

They're still there now 

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Cable ties are good for temporary suspension bodging. A load strapped together with some anti chafing rag will get you home. Amazingly strong... 

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13 hours ago, yeha said:

That's why polybushes shouldn't be used in this position. Nowhere near enough flex. The arm isn't designed for that level of resistance.

Well, the my new arms  are powder coated and Superpro camber correction polybushes.

3 hours ago, Sausage said:

Not mine, but this seems the main fail area for rust on the rear beam:

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That is just special - was that a Llanelli local car?

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56 minutes ago, LR5V said:

Well, the my new arms  are powder coated and Superpro camber correction polybushes.

That is just special - was that a Llanelli local car?

I doubt it Llanelli gets lots of rain and negligible frost

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