Our 1993 micra K11 failed it's MOT again, so needed to drag out the welder again to replace front crossmember. Took me all evening yesterday...
Some different mechanic at the garage did the test this time, to let it fail on some of the welding done last year, which then passed the test. Nothing happened there the whole year, so was kinda surprised. Maybe he was right, there was a little area that wasn't welded with the prescribed distances. Wasn't welded at all over a two inch area to be honest, but what an arse to bend all the tin next to it with a screwdriver! He bent the lot inwards, with no option bending it back, there's no access to it from the inside. I had no other option than to drill a hole above it to stick a little steel bar in to tap it back down. Alternatively I could have tapped the other bit towards it, resulting in a dent in the sill, but welding such a large gap, upwards with a mig welder, on super thin material?? No way!!
Then he let it fail in the front beam, of which there was nothing left really, but said it would be ok to weld a little plate in. The whole engine is sitting on thop of that for crying out loud!
Oh yes, I will give them a little rap when I bring it back!
Some different mechanic at the garage did the test this time, to let it fail on some of the welding done last year, which then passed the test. Nothing happened there the whole year, so was kinda surprised. Maybe he was right, there was a little area that wasn't welded with the prescribed distances. Wasn't welded at all over a two inch area to be honest, but what an arse to bend all the tin next to it with a screwdriver! He bent the lot inwards, with no option bending it back, there's no access to it from the inside. I had no other option than to drill a hole above it to stick a little steel bar in to tap it back down. Alternatively I could have tapped the other bit towards it, resulting in a dent in the sill, but welding such a large gap, upwards with a mig welder, on super thin material?? No way!!
Then he let it fail in the front beam, of which there was nothing left really, but said it would be ok to weld a little plate in. The whole engine is sitting on thop of that for crying out loud!
Oh yes, I will give them a little rap when I bring it back!
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