Debs. Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 My series III 88" has suffered a sinking-feeling: the aft leaf-spring/shackle mounting point on the off-side chassis rail has corroded, detached and been pushed-up into the hollow-chassis, which means the leaf-spring`s rear-most loop is now resting ion the flat bottom of the chassis. As my 'Lazarus-Landy' is only an 'off-road' machine and I can MIG weld; I feel I`d like to attempt a repair. Is there a repair 'patch' commercially available; perhaps something appropriately sized (in steel) to weld on each side of the chassis rail with (perhaps) a hole already drilled for the shackle bolt? I`ve had a look on the Craddocks website but there are no pictures of the item I have in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 try: http://www.famousfour.co.uk/new_parts/part...s-sec-chas.html 7.50 stg too expensive? Thought not. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Standard repair section available from all the usual suppliers. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debs. Posted March 6, 2009 Author Share Posted March 6, 2009 Thanks very much for the help guys! Now I know what to ask for; I`ll be heading over to the Speke LR Centre tomorrow to pick one up (along with a shackle-pin and nut). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Thanks very much for the help guys!Now I know what to ask for; I`ll be heading over to the Speke LR Centre tomorrow to pick one up (along with a shackle-pin and nut). Get some 2mm to 3mm mild steel sheet too - handy for supplementing the repair. The bottom of the chassis rail may be in poor condition, so fix this too. Best of luck. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_P Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I would say to go over the entire chassis very carefully. Chances are it'll have corroded elsewhere too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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