Neil

        'twould seem to me that the only way ToKnowForSure what Conditions are like under that Pad

is to RemoveIt & have a look ~ Sounds as if you have the Resources to do it FairlyEasily ~

                                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 24 Jan , 2015, at 1:19 PM, Neil N wrote:

> Thanks again for that link Dennis.
> 
> On the replacement arm, I'm seeing more rust than anticipated at perch plate.
> Image:  http://tinyurl.com/ozq3bqq
> top of perch plate looks ok. Image:
> http://tinyurl.com/n8xb7c9
> 
> IF the rust hasn't progressed too far,
> would it be a waste of time to:
> 
> remove perch plate, paint arm and plate bottom, tack weld plate
> back onto arm, paint as needed is this a waste of time?
> 
> I'd tack weld the plate as that's what VW did, and, it would make
> future removal
> easier.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Neil.
> 
> On 1/18/15, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23662&category_id=&category_parent_id=
>> 
> 
> 
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