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Did you use the chassis rails towards the centre of the car? They aren't structural as far as I know so will deform on even a good shell. Hence why they shouldn't be used for jacking or supporting.
The points labelled E on here?
http://www.gtirworkshopmanual.com/default.aspx?v=2038
The points labelled E on here?
http://www.gtirworkshopmanual.com/default.aspx?v=2038
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Spikey
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think it E and F on the picture. So if they are no structural then its ok i guess. Or is it a problem if they bent?
Oh and there are so many brackets in the engine bay. If we they were all alli the car would be super light
And that Y bracket what a night mare to remove. Any way its getting a new clutch and a jun sl flywheel which will make all the work worth while
Oh and there are so many brackets in the engine bay. If we they were all alli the car would be super light
And that Y bracket what a night mare to remove.
Any way its getting a new clutch and a jun sl flywheel which will make all the work worth while
When I say structural I mean not designed strong enough to be used as jacking points. I'm not sure, but guess they're for strengthening the floor panel. They're only thin metal.
I'd guess as long as they're not stupidly bent it won't matter.
(structural might be the wrong word?!?)
I'd guess as long as they're not stupidly bent it won't matter.
(structural might be the wrong word?!?)
I can tell you that it's an MOT failure. - Damage within so many inches of a suspension mounting point (the anti-roll bar).
That's what happened to mine last MOT and I had to get new sections welded in.
vss irvine
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depends on the damage and the mot tester, i havent had any fail on these yet so yours must've been quite bad george?
I didn't think it was that bad, and as Carl said it's not actually structural. - They weren't squashed flat or anything, just visibly damaged where the tester had put the lift points when he tested it... but as that was within inches of the ARM mounting point it was a failure. In fairness I thought the first test was bullsh!t so I got it retested elsewhere and it failed again (but quite a few of the other failures didn't come up again); my mistake was thinking if they'll give a Scooby an easy test, they'd do the same for a Pulsar.
To cap it off, I had to have the floor hammered flat before I could get them welded in... that was bent from people lifting in the wrong spot too.
I'm not looking forward to this year, but I figure it can't fail on that again.
To cap it off, I had to have the floor hammered flat before I could get them welded in... that was bent from people lifting in the wrong spot too.
I'm not looking forward to this year, but I figure it can't fail on that again.
antgtir
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what the tester bent your car and then failed it on the damage he had done
Id have bent the testers head :lol:
Ant.
red reading
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i need to replace drive shafts on my R soon so where is the best place to put axle stands then??
on the anti roll bar mounts themselves.
I usually put mine under that front cross member, but you can't get it as high when they're that far forward. I just have more confidence that it's not going to collapse than the ARB mounts... I don't want a repeat performance.
red reading
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If you can't put axle stands on the arb mount bracket's and have faith you should stop driving the car if you think they are weak!;-)