Wow, quite a chore! I'd say hit the rusty brake section with the good old PB or acetone/ATF mixture twice a day for ~ 3 days running, then use some good 6 point tubing wrenches.
They pay for themselves very quick if you don't have a set, and autozombie or similar might have them on loan for a deposit. I think HF has a set as well. Walt On Apr 4, 2011 2:30 AM, "Jim Cathey" <j...@windwireless.net> wrote: > Welding day! Yesterday I got back the $50 gas-less Hobart welder that > the neighbors had borrowed, so I whacked away a bit at the car's rust > problem. I filled in one pinhole up by the driver's headlight, and > then chopped away at the hole in the side by the RR passenger's feet. > I removed the trim strip and cut away a bunch of the ratty rusted-out > rocker, the back section I hadn't addressed last time, and > wire-brushed what I could. What a mess! I removed the seat belt from > the anchor, and noted that the remaining metal was so loose back there > that in an accident it is doubtful that the belt would have held. Not > good! I cut out the rusty part, just above the 'waterline', and > started welding in new sheet metal strips. Some four or five hours > later I'd finished closing up the inside wall, it is one of the > worse-looking welding jobs ever. (I have a real problem with burning > through, then I circle the hole and fill it back in. Often the hole > spreads quite a bit before I get it back under control.) I > wire-brushed everything, in the process I managed to snag the loose > strings of the ruined side carpet and rip loose a big chunk of the > carpet that wound itself around the brush spindle. Another mess! > Anyway, with the wall cleaned off I rattle-canned some primer on > there, inside and out, then some gray paint. This phase should cure > the interior noise problem, but I have a lot left to do on the > outside. I used anti-seize on the seat belt anchor when I put it > back. > > When I jacked the car up I noticed that the RR rubber brake line is > weeping. I need a new one, but the rust back there is bad enough that > I imagine that removing the old one will be a real treat. > > -- Jim > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
