Repairs to Rear Crossmember

BuzzLand · Apr 30, 2011

On one of my video's there's a tiny repair made to the crossmember with filler (fibre-glass).

Somebody commented that if the MOT people see it they can fail it!!!
Is he right or is he talking pure honk?

The bit in question is at 1:22 here:

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ModQWl1voyM"]YouTube - Land Rover Defender 110 Restoration[/nomedia]

300tdistu · Apr 30, 2011

why not get it welded

gazdav · Apr 30, 2011

Why not weld it would of been cheaper and stronger than a bit of fiber glass. And yes it can fail if it is too close to a structural point and not mended properly.

BuzzLand · May 1, 2011

At the time I was in the middle of the countryside, many miles from a welder. I had all the kit to hand and for such a tiny hole it's not major.

It's nowhere near any structural point I can see (ie towing bit or a welded join).

Clanforbes · May 1, 2011

To be honest, I'd probably have done the same. The hole doesn't look serious enough to be an issue and the quick repair probably looks neater than a welded plate. But I guess that for MOT purposes it wouldn't be sufficient, if they noticed it.

steve's P38 RR · May 1, 2011

Yeah that would be a fail, with in 30cm of tow bar mount.

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