snapped lollipop bolt in chassis HELP!

[Demlotcrew]

Penton do the right thing and help this poor inept individual out!

[maf260]

had a crash in december in aunts car back oura place insurance paying for physio ect , jus had a nice hot bath still restricts me from gettin the ol slag done tho

Your aunt's an old slag?

Any pics?

[Tom_Maverick]

wow... did you prep the lollypop at all??? was the earth clamp attached to a tyre?

not being funny but that is rubbish.. take the other bolt out and wallop it with a hammer, if it falls off then it's not suitable.. this is a stress load point of your suspension.. if this goes you are f*cked.. you want to gamble your life on this then so be it.. but don't say we didn't warn you!

[Brianmoooore]

Can we please get this broken bolt out before this thread reaches 200 posts!

[Brianmoooore]

Please disregard the above post.
I've just looked back at the previous page!!!!!!!
Do we really have members this retarded?? Words fail me.

[maf260]

Do we really have members this retarded??

You seriously need to ask that after all your time on here???

[chh137]

Just proves the old adage.
A little knowledge is a dangeerous thing.

[ross_jsy]

You welded the lollipop on?

Classay turd you have there sir! What happened to welding a bolt to the end? At least the welds look tidy!

tidy weld? specsavers mate..the weld is penetrating the chassis and nowt else, and round the side is a series of tacks

I said tidy, not good!

Whip the diff bung out and splurge some weld in there too by any chance?

[Tom_Maverick]

A little knowledge is a dangeerous thing.

and no knowledge at all means you create an 8 page thread and a badly repaired car..

[Dezzy]

WTF is that?

FFS, thank god you live miles away from me. At least I feel slightly safer out and about up here.

[Speedtouch]

Zone bodge of the year so far!

[ross_jsy]

Zone bodge of the year so far!

Take it you didn't follow TrannyBoyTay's (think that's his username) antics then? This is bespoke engineering in comparison!

[Tom_Maverick]

now now pacer you maybe joking but i did not think this but now im rather tempted to weld it after all it is gonna get thrown sideways at santa pod next month :p

[Demlotcrew]

^ Nice leatherz pete will be all over those like a tramp eating chips!

[Tom_Maverick]

^ Nice leatherz pete will be all over those like a tramp eating chips!

[BATTS91]

turn it in an i have wacked it it dont come off and the lolly pop in concaved where it joins it seems perfecly fine in hammer test even with bolt out i am going to run ove it againfor safety sake and yes i welded a nut on and it sanpped again

[Tom_Maverick]

yes I welded a nut on and it snapped again

bodes well for the lollypop weld! maybe, for safety's sake, get a qualified mechanic to have a quick gander at it before you take it out for a shakedown..

[rhubarb]

yes I welded a nut on and it snapped again

bodes well for the lollypop weld! maybe, for safety's sake, get a qualified mechanic to have a quick gander at it before you take it out for a shakedown..

who is going to want to get involved?..I'm a mechanic, been in this trade nearly 20 years..That repair is a total joke..

[Duke137]

[BATTS91]

do one what else is there to do then fuck drilling that shit its fuck now and ive gta re weld it now got a bugger hammer out oh well itll be fine

[rhubarb]

do one what else is there to do then **** drilling that shit its **** now and ive gta re weld it now got a bugger hammer out oh well itll be fine

read that 3 times and it still doesn't make sense!

[rhubarb]

I'd like to take this turd and a dustpan and brush for an MOT

[meccanofred]

i pronounce this job bodged !

Not being an 'expert' welder,but that bracket looks like a casting to me,do you not need a 'spchul' method to weld a casting to steel?

[ross_jsy]

Hmm, I see potential for zone gold here!

[Demlotcrew]

I want to know who pressed the bush in?

[Tom_Maverick]

do one what else is there to do then **** drilling that shit its **** now and ive gta re weld it now got a bugger hammer out oh well itll be fine

all joking aside, I am advising you not to drive the car until you've had that weld looked at by a professional.. it's all very well having a crack at it yourself but you are not a mechanic and have very little mechanical knowledge so play it safe.. the last thing you want to do is end up in hospital or worse..

[BATTS91]

the bush is the same other side mate and this is better ?

[ross_jsy]

do one what else is there to do then **** drilling that shit its **** now and ive gta re weld it now got a bugger hammer out oh well itll be fine

all joking aside, I am advising you not to drive the car until you've had that weld looked at by a professional.. it's all very well having a crack at it yourself but you are not a mechanic and have very little mechanical knowledge so play it safe.. the last thing you want to do is end up in hospital or worse..

Don't stop him, it's Darwin's theory in motion!

[Demlotcrew]

I think he needs to be in hospital! - Him and his car are a danger to the public, Can someone please go an help him!

[Tom_Maverick]

the bush is the same other side mate and this is better ?

that does look better, it's not a bad looking weld by all accounts.. I'd still get someone to look at it..

[Jhonno]

That CA bush looks fooked.. Think you need to replace it!

[capri_rob]

With the full weight of the car on it first bump you hit at speed will knacker that

BMW put two bloody thick bolts through it rather than tack-welding it in place for a reason.

The only place you should be driving this is very slowly to someone who can repair it properly.

Agree with demlot - much as this is providing comedy value I don't want to see a zoner getting injured and writing off another E30 through this sort of bodge-fest.

[BATTS91]

well if a hammer can hit it off im not happy so having a smoke n gonna wack this i grinded it all off for that weld and ill be honest the first was totally sh!t so ive got more power and better penetration on this time we shall see i dont understand the problem someone else here mentioned welding theirs on and hasnt got abused ? !

[Demlotcrew]

thats a very serious Snap-on impact gun on the floor! - Respect.

[Jos]

the bush is the same other side mate and this is better ?

Without seeing the penetration it's hard to tell, welds can look great but be holding nothing. For something as critical as that I'd be mocking up a test weld and nick-break testing it.

Usually for T welds I'd be putting another 3 overlapping lines over it.