congo181

congo181

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Hi all. Is the front cross member supposed to be curved like mine, or straight? It looks suspicious to me…
It’s an ‘87 110.
thanks, Jim
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You can unbolt and replace them but I'm sure it involves jacking apart the chassis rails slightly which doesn't sound fun
 
flat said:
actually easier than you think, bottle jack on its side with wood spreaders and spacers and a couple of strokes of the jack and that is it. You only need to spread them a little bit so that the cross member can go in okay
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.....or an acro-prop of the right size.;)
 
Zed. said:
looks too central for damage due to driving, maybe jacking damage?

Rich.
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It’s possible, although there’s deffo some damage from hitting stuff in the direction of travel.

I don’t have a bottle jack or horses (and the sheep aren’t going to cut it). My plan it to cut a length of timber very slightly over size and bang it in as a wedge. Only going to need a mm of spread so I’m sure it’ll work.
 
congo181 said:
It’s possible, although there’s deffo some damage from hitting stuff in the direction of travel.

I don’t have a bottle jack or horses (and the sheep aren’t going to cut it). My plan it to cut a length of timber very slightly over size and bang it in as a wedge. Only going to need a mm of spread so I’m sure it’ll work.
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Agree, that should work.
Or maybe put the old one back in with a wedge and use that to spread it, as you say there will be mms in it, although the damage will have possibly slightly pulled the two side members towards the middle.
Do you not have an old scissor jack lying around? I've used one in the past with bits of wood to straighten things out.
Just sayin!;););)
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Agree, that should work.
Or maybe put the old one back in with a wedge and use that to spread it, as you say there will be mms in it, although the damage will have possibly slightly pulled the two side members towards the middle.
Do you not have an old scissor jack lying around? I've used one in the past with bits of wood to straighten things out.
Just sayin!;););)
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No scissor or bottle jack weirdly. Only got a trolley and the acro props are 2m ones :)
It’s amazing what you can make work with a bit of ingenuity.
 
That looks to have bellied out on a big rock maybe. Belted my old one out with a sledge, after cleaning rust behind the plates and then greasing up I was able to tap replacement into place with lump of wood and hammer.
 
tottot said:
That looks to have bellied out on a big rock maybe. Belted my old one out with a sledge, after cleaning rust behind the plates and then greasing up I was able to tap replacement into place with lump of wood and hammer.
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I think it’s still structurally sound, just a little ugly. I’m not 100% sure of a replacement as the ones I’ve seen listed that look right are mostly labelled as for TD5. I may try straightening it but I think it’ll be tricky
 
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