Is this an mot problem?

ed4ferrets · Post by **ed4ferrets** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:42 pm

This area has been welded at some stage, all seems solid enough but rust is peering through

Is this a common place for rust, I've not seen it before, and is it a structural thing ala MOT failure?

Other items I need to tackle are 1x cv joint and 2x rear arm bearings

AndersDK · Post by **AndersDK** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 1:33 am

Yeah - nasty common BX rust

- and it IS structural right there - so you better etc etc etc ...

Stewart (oily!) · Post by **Stewart (oily!)** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 8:50 am

paint it grey

at least there are no holes yet.
Stewart

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:56 am

Just make sure your MOT tester doesnt get a rubber hammer and hit like one did on the Inner wing of my TXD, when he did a huge hole appeared!

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:59 am

As long as there`s no holes you should be ok. Personally I`d use T-cut or Faurecla rubbing compound to take the surface rust off and then polish all the door gaps to high heaven to take the tester`s eyes off the area and hopefully stop him lamping it one with a hammer.

ed4ferrets · Post by **ed4ferrets** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 2:38 pm

Problem is the welding heat has discoloured the paint on the outside which is probably not just surface but will try the T cut option anyway thanks.

The whole thing looks solid so I may just whack it myself and see

artic-steel · Post by **artic-steel** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 2:41 pm

Yeh, just whack it Ed, it'll be OK

Stinkwheel · Post by **Stinkwheel** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 5:14 pm

I usually take the whack it or poke with a screwdriver approach.

I.e. If i break it then i know it needs sorting, if i dont then MOT man should pass it