Rusted Welds on Frame
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Rusted Welds on Frame
Hello All,
I'm a newbie to this forum. I've had a 2001 Dakota since it's birth and generally work on it myself. I noticed recently that almost all the welds on the frame are rusted, some have even loosened up and come off. Are these welds going tomake my beloved truck fall apart? [8D] Or were these welds put there just to close gaps?
Thanks in advance,
Jimbo
I'm a newbie to this forum. I've had a 2001 Dakota since it's birth and generally work on it myself. I noticed recently that almost all the welds on the frame are rusted, some have even loosened up and come off. Are these welds going tomake my beloved truck fall apart? [8D] Or were these welds put there just to close gaps?
Thanks in advance,
Jimbo
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Hello All,
I'm a newbie to this forum. I've had a 2001 Dakota since it's birth and generally work on it myself. I noticed recently that almost all the welds on the frame are rusted, some have even loosened up and come off. Are these welds going tomake my beloved truck fall apart? [8D] Or were these welds put there just to close gaps?
Thanks in advance,
Jimbo
Hello All,
I'm a newbie to this forum. I've had a 2001 Dakota since it's birth and generally work on it myself. I noticed recently that almost all the welds on the frame are rusted, some have even loosened up and come off. Are these welds going tomake my beloved truck fall apart? [8D] Or were these welds put there just to close gaps?
Thanks in advance,
Jimbo
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Here are some pics of the rust. You can see it traces right along the welds and right along anywhere the frame comes together.
Thanks again for your replies!
Jimbo
[IMG]local://upfiles/64420/4DB73E028952437FBD7BCE009B2664D3.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]local://upfiles/64420/0C496B3734664ED89624810015135ABF.jpg[/IMG]
Thanks again for your replies!
Jimbo
[IMG]local://upfiles/64420/4DB73E028952437FBD7BCE009B2664D3.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]local://upfiles/64420/0C496B3734664ED89624810015135ABF.jpg[/IMG]
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RE: Rusted Welds on Frame
Looks like normal rust to me. I would do an underbody coat though to prevent anymore rust. My truck had this since I bought it and there is NO rust on the under body. The only rust is on the body, too bad they don't have special coats for that.
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Here are some pics of the rust. You can see it traces right along the welds and right along anywhere the frame comes together.
Thanks again for your replies!
Jimbo
[IMG]local://upfiles/64420/4DB73E028952437FBD7BCE009B2664D3.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]local://upfiles/64420/0C496B3734664ED89624810015135ABF.jpg[/IMG]
Here are some pics of the rust. You can see it traces right along the welds and right along anywhere the frame comes together.
Thanks again for your replies!
Jimbo
[IMG]local://upfiles/64420/4DB73E028952437FBD7BCE009B2664D3.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]local://upfiles/64420/0C496B3734664ED89624810015135ABF.jpg[/IMG]
Sand blast them, prime with zinc chromate primer and paint with rustolem gloss black.