jamesers20004x4

just got the car back and he says the welding is gonna cost £150-£200
i thought it would be more than that

the problem is that part of it is the rear sill, passenger side, the guy says to me untill he gets under to do the job he dont know if he's got enough room. says he might have to take the suspension arms off to get at it??? and reckons itl take hours so gonna cost more??

do you agree??

guy sounds like he knows what hes talking about....

JTECH James

iTrader: (13)

sound about rite if its inner sill.

jamesers20004x4

say he does need to remove the suspension arm to get at it, how long to get it off and back on again??
i know its a how long is a peice of string question but i need to know an around about figure.
like it shouldnt take more than 3 hours to get it off or somink, as i have no idea!!!!

cheers people

BlueSmoke

Probably about 20 mins to get it off and another 20 mins to put it back on if he's taking it easy, I would think mate.

jamesers20004x4

sounds good, although he didnt say anything, just it might take him a while to get off!! tried to get him to elaborate but he wouldnt!!! so even if the suspension arm has never been removed from the car sinse new and ist like rusted on solid still 20 mins????

gibbo frst

iTrader: (2)

the bit on the inner sill at the back can be got to by undoing the beam and pulling one side down ive seen done if in a garage on ramps . unless he is gonna be layin on the floor doin it.

jamesers20004x4

hes doing it up on a ramp, if he can ge it on the thing as its so low!! only 2" off ground at front

hope he can do it without removing it tbh so it only costs £200!!!

but i just know that aint gonna happen!!

gibbo frst

iTrader: (2)

think the beam can stay in place just undo it wher it bolts into the chasis rails and can be pulled out the way for access to the sill. dont know if the right thing to do but have seen it done and would only take a few minutes to do..

St3V3_C

It can only help if you get under there now and start spraying things with WD40

jamesers20004x4

st3v3 C.... explain fella??? spray with wd40??? never heard of that before?? car wont be done for a month or 2!!

St3V3_C

Sorry, any of the bolts he is going to have to undo, give them a spray a couple of days before to make them easier to take off

jamesers20004x4

LOL

see wht you mean, only problem is i wouldnt know what bolts to spray

I am such an amatuer!! and im ashamed! i really need to get out there and get my hands dirty!!!!!!

St3V3_C

Anything anywhere near the hole to be welded, and any bolts holding any bits near there.

You won't do any harm if you spray something that does not need to come off.

BlueSmoke

If in doubt, spray everything!

You just need to hope that it will come off ok as I had an Escort that I tried to take the lower arm off on the front nearside and it just kept turning the bolt without doing anything

if he unbolts it and it sticks then he'll probably knock it off with a lump hammer or something. Won't do any damage so wouldn't worry about that.

Remember changing the rear shocks on another of my Escorts (I've actually had 3! ) and we weren't thinking, obviously, as we jacked it and put the axle stand under the rear arm, so then we couldn't push the arm down to dislodge the shock after unbolting it

That was a real amateur mistake