Thread: Major Chassis Issue

Years ago when I had my first Chassis failure I figured the vehicle was a write off (Nissan Patrol).
Over the years I have found that its very common and acceptable to have a competent welder to weld them up.
Give the whole Chassis a check over it isnt the end of the World.

Is that a 130?

Nothing is not saveable on a Defender.

Merely a flesh wound

Bruce,

A decent welding shop or mobile certified welder would sort this out is a few hours.
As the others have said it is definitely not the end of the world.

You may need to get the welds certified if you intend to sell but thats not an immediate issue.

Regards,

Phil.

the end of the crack should be stop drilled, the cracked section realigned and welded then a fishplate put on either side. As has been said get a professional welder and talk to an engineer for the fishplate dimensions. Don't make the fishplate too thick.

Is the vehicle a trayback or passenger. Have seen this with traybacks used for crop spraying.

Originally Posted by dromader driver

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Is the vehicle a trayback or passenger. Have seen this with traybacks used for crop spraying.

........and routinely grossly overloaded while driving over rough ground!

(My question was going to be "What on earth have you been using it for?")


John

thanks for the stress leveler mariner

Originally Posted by Ancient Mariner

Merely a flesh wound

i live a few dirt hours from any good place in town but have some of the best welder on site at the moment.. and would back them anyday

what thickness for a fisher plate would be recommended... apart from drilling out the bottom to halt the crack, is there anything else i should be looking at to get it right.

Its a 2003 single cab 130, what about future loads and travel over rough terrain ??

would this be from overloading, or no load over rough terrain.

Regards

The plate/s that you use should not exceed the thickness of the material that is being plated.