110 rear X-member hole repair?

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Hirsty's - 28 Oct 2006 14:06 GMT

Requesting the pooled wisdom pleeeese !
1998 Defender rear x-member; just spotted a bit of rust. Banged it with a
Maglite and produced a hole about size of a Fifty pence piece. The rest of
it seems sound. I recall dinging it in same place a few years ago but did
nothing about it !!!

Question is - whats the best way to repair it ? I assume welding a patch on
is the simplest option and smothering it inside with Wax-Oyl as I intended
doing 9 years ago.

John H

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Oily - 28 Oct 2006 19:59 GMT

> Requesting the pooled wisdom pleeeese !
> 1998 Defender rear x-member; just spotted a bit of rust. Banged it with a
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> John H

Has it damaged the batteries as well? ;-)

Martin

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EMB - 28 Oct 2006 21:25 GMT

> Requesting the pooled wisdom pleeeese !
> 1998 Defender rear x-member; just spotted a bit of rust. Banged it with a
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> is the simplest option and smothering it inside with Wax-Oyl as I intended
> doing 9 years ago.

Spend the time to cut the damaged area out neatly, make up a patch to
fit into the hole with about 1mm clearance, MIG it in and dress it up
with the grinder - the result should be unnoticeable.

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