

| Subject: | Re: Front suspension bushing overhaul plus |
| From: | kenneth wilford (Van-Again) |
| Date: | Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:19:35 -0500 |
Rick, first, glad you are still alive! Second, I would think that subframe could be repaired by a good welding shop. I have one here and it is tube steel which could be cut out and replaced with new if you had a good welding shop that knows what they are doing. It would have to be removed and transported to the shop though which would be a little bit of a project. Ken On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Richard Koller <brvkoller@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks to all who provided great advice and parts for my suspension > project. I installed a complete set of front Powerflex bushings from T3. > Once I got the hang of the suspension quirks and it all went together > fairly smoothly. And then disaster struck, I had the van on jackstands up > front and decided to rotate the tires. I foolishly started jacking the rear > thinking all would be secure and didn't realize ( and I should have ) that > the front was also rising off the jackstands. So of course the jack in the > back shifted and down went the syncro. Fortunately I was at the rear and > not in the way of the fall. Unfortunately, I had a bottle jack under the > control arm and the van shifted just perfectly so that it landed on the > bottle jack with the front subframe. One of the side frames hit dead center > on the jack and of course the frame was severely bent. I'm thinking the > subframe is toast and not repairable am I correct? All advice and severe > lecturing welcome. > Foolish ( but not crushed ) Rick Koller > -- Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com
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