Frame Rust - Looking for advice
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 1:22 pm
Hi,
I crawled under my van today to tackle what I thought was some surface rust & discovered that rust had eaten through the frame. I have the same problem on both sides of the van near the front suspension - sorry dont know the technical term for this part but I've attached a link with pics. The rest of the underside seems to be OK with only surface rust being the big issue.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2MsN ... DZabkVZWjQ
So here are the questions I need help answering:
1) On a scale of 1 - 5 where 1 is "Don't worry about it" & 5 is "Stop driving immediately", how bad is this?
2) Is this fixable for a reasonable price - ie. I'm not dropping $4-5k on this.
3) If fixable, where can (should) I take it
4) Should i continue cleaning up the rest of the frame surface rust now (drill w/ wire brush + undercoating spray) or should I deal with the big stuff first?
Basic Van Details:
1995 L400 Diesel (Greenfield edition)
175k
Owned since 2011
much appreciated
max
I crawled under my van today to tackle what I thought was some surface rust & discovered that rust had eaten through the frame. I have the same problem on both sides of the van near the front suspension - sorry dont know the technical term for this part but I've attached a link with pics. The rest of the underside seems to be OK with only surface rust being the big issue.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2MsN ... DZabkVZWjQ
So here are the questions I need help answering:
1) On a scale of 1 - 5 where 1 is "Don't worry about it" & 5 is "Stop driving immediately", how bad is this?
2) Is this fixable for a reasonable price - ie. I'm not dropping $4-5k on this.
3) If fixable, where can (should) I take it
4) Should i continue cleaning up the rest of the frame surface rust now (drill w/ wire brush + undercoating spray) or should I deal with the big stuff first?
Basic Van Details:
1995 L400 Diesel (Greenfield edition)
175k
Owned since 2011
much appreciated
max