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Hi All
Would love some advice on this one please. Nissan TD42 1989. The front bump stops screw upwards into the body. It is rusted through & needs repair.
My questions are:
1. who to take this to for repair AND
2. What would they do?
Look forward to hearing from you all
Cheers
Fishtail
Last edited by fishtail on Sun Jun 11, 2006 5:41 pm, edited 2 times in total.
If you hav a 4 inch grinder and don't mind taking the shield off that stops the sparks from hitting you then you can do it yourself. Had to do this a couple of months ago and that's the method we used. We just ground the nut off the top. This was to a GU however it's the same setup with the GQ.
ha! shows how much i know... i thought they were Nissan's version of the spring dislocator cones that i see on the RR Classics! Mine have gone as well on my patrol - are new bump stops readily available then?
ha! shows how much i know... i thought they were Nissan's version of the spring dislocator cones that i see on the RR Classics! Mine have gone as well on my patrol - are new bump stops readily available then?
Firstly thank you for your replies. OK point of clarification. As well as the bump stop bolt with nut being rusty - the plate that it bolts to is totally rusty as well. That is the area inside the coil. Where the coil is pressing seems fine - just the "cup" area. I am guessing the whole bracket will need to be removed from the chassis rail & a new one welded in its place?? Hope that helps?
fishtail wrote:Firstly thank you for your replies. OK point of clarification. As well as the bump stop bolt with nut being rusty - the plate that it bolts to is totally rusty as well. That is the area inside the coil. Where the coil is pressing seems fine - just the "cup" area. I am guessing the whole bracket will need to be removed from the chassis rail & a new one welded in its place?? Hope that helps?
Cheers
Fishtail
So it has rusted through, or is it just surface rust?
Interesting survey - have been to the major wrecking yards today & half the GQ's I found have the same problems starting with the rust in the drivers front bump cup - might be on intrerest to check your own - simply unscrew the inspection plate. You might save yourself alot of trouble?
Cheers
Found the same to be occuring on mine when I had to replace the bump stops. Now I have taken the inspection plates off and make sure I hose it out after each drive
