frame rot !!!!!!
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frame rot !!!!!!
looked under my truck today and I found a rot hole in the center of the frame right by the rear wheel about the size of a quarter.Then the hole goes to a crack about maybe a foot long and I pressed on it with my finger and its rot to it just hasn't gone through yet.how can I fix this?I hear this is a issue with these trucks since I live in Connecticut and the salt they put down in the winters here did a number on it.just wondering is it worth fixing the rotted frame?
Absolutely fix it, I'm also from CT and have minimal rust. Use a wire brush to get as much off as you can, any where. Clean it, and hit it witha rust inhibitor such as POR 15, and then prime and spray paint it (or undercoat)
Stop rut at all costs. You can also use light grease or oil and coat the metal before the fist salting to keep it from rusting. I coat the top of the wheel wells and inner bedsides in white lithium grease.
Stop rut at all costs. You can also use light grease or oil and coat the metal before the fist salting to keep it from rusting. I coat the top of the wheel wells and inner bedsides in white lithium grease.
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posting some pics of the rot on my truck frame.by the way I bought the truck used .The owner before me didn't wash the salt off enough I guess.
https://dodgeforum.com/g/picture/5345543 the hole is the size of a quarter near the rear shock on the underside of the frame in the center
https://dodgeforum.com/g/picture/5345547 the crack is rot also if I press on it enough it will crumble.its about a foot long.its rotting from the inside out it looks what a cheap frame they made on these trucks.
https://dodgeforum.com/g/picture/5345543 the hole is the size of a quarter near the rear shock on the underside of the frame in the center
https://dodgeforum.com/g/picture/5345547 the crack is rot also if I press on it enough it will crumble.its about a foot long.its rotting from the inside out it looks what a cheap frame they made on these trucks.
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Forget a wire brush for this task!
You're going to have to grind all of that down & see the extent of the rust. Don't be afraid of grinding too much away and ruining the integrity, the flimsy rust I assure you is holding nothing up. Once you see shiny metal you know you've got down to business and know not to grind anymore.
For the record these frames are great and highly durable, I live in Wisconsin and we salt the roads like crazy, 99% of my frame still has the paint on it and only the weld seams are starting to finally now show some surface rust which I've taken out with some Rust inhibitor.
You're going to have to grind all of that down & see the extent of the rust. Don't be afraid of grinding too much away and ruining the integrity, the flimsy rust I assure you is holding nothing up. Once you see shiny metal you know you've got down to business and know not to grind anymore.
For the record these frames are great and highly durable, I live in Wisconsin and we salt the roads like crazy, 99% of my frame still has the paint on it and only the weld seams are starting to finally now show some surface rust which I've taken out with some Rust inhibitor.