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Scotty
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May 10, 2009, 9:02 AM
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Rusted out shock mounts
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I have a 87 Nissan Pulsar that needs rear shocks, problem is the upper mounts are rusted out! How do I proceed and can it be fixed?
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Hammer Time
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May 10, 2009, 10:48 AM
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Are you saying that you can't get it apart because it's too rusty or that it needs to be replaced? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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Scotty
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May 11, 2009, 4:06 AM
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The upper mounting area is rusted out, the whole underside of the car is pretty rusty (1987). Basically there will be nothing to bolt a new shock/strut to. Is there anyway I can fix this as my kid needs it for work this summer?
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Hammer Time
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May 11, 2009, 5:28 AM
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Your still not clear. Is it the part attached to the shock that is rusty or the body of the car? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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May 11, 2009, 1:11 PM
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Sorry, the body of the car is rusted. I think my only solution would be to rivet some metal in as the surounding metal is rusty also and can not be welded?
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Hammer Time
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May 11, 2009, 1:44 PM
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Be very careful there. That is a structural part of the body and requires a lot of strength. A body shop could weld in a replacement section but it has to be done professionally. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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