So this is the 2nd time my Center Support Bearing has gone bad. The first time was about 4-6 months ago. Since then I've had a few other issues causing me to replace my entire cooling system, battery and starter. After replacing the starter I hit up auto zone and had them test it as well as my old battery and my alternator for good measure. All the results suggested each part was in good working order. Just my luck. But after replacing the starter, my car starts fine now and after driving it for only a few days I began hearing that clanking sound I am all too familiar with so I got under my car and saw that my csb had gone bad once again. The first time I had used an URO csb so I'm hoping that is the reason why it went bad so quickly after having replaced it.
So I get under my car and start the job of replacing my csb but once I got to the point where my driveshaft and csb were completely accessible, I noticed that the CSB bolts had actually been ripped out and the undercarriage is cracked where one of the bolts is supposed to go.
It seems my only option is to weld up that crack so that it can properly receive the bolt for my new csb and provide the necessary structural support to hold it in. So after youtubing welding and welders for several hours I ran over to harbor freight and picked up their cheapest stick welder and the necessary safety equipment to go along with it. After which I spoke with a customer about welding for about 20-30 minutes outside the store as he had seen the items I was buying and was an experienced welder of like 10 or 20 years (forgot which) and had even gone to welding school.
I had learned of the cautions against welding certain types of steel, mainly galvanized. So my question is this. Is the part of the undercarriage that receives the bolts for the CSB galvanized or is there anything coating it that I should be aware of before I go about welding it back together? Has anybody experienced this issue or have any comments. I'm assuming that it should be relatively safe from all the search results and info having to do with sub-frame cracks and welding it back together for structural repair.
Any other info or suggestions would be appreciated. I just want to get my baby healthy again so we can get back on the road.
tldr; csb bolts ripped out causing one to cause a crack in the metal where it's to be received. Looking for info on welding it to repair the crack.
So I get under my car and start the job of replacing my csb but once I got to the point where my driveshaft and csb were completely accessible, I noticed that the CSB bolts had actually been ripped out and the undercarriage is cracked where one of the bolts is supposed to go.
It seems my only option is to weld up that crack so that it can properly receive the bolt for my new csb and provide the necessary structural support to hold it in. So after youtubing welding and welders for several hours I ran over to harbor freight and picked up their cheapest stick welder and the necessary safety equipment to go along with it. After which I spoke with a customer about welding for about 20-30 minutes outside the store as he had seen the items I was buying and was an experienced welder of like 10 or 20 years (forgot which) and had even gone to welding school.
I had learned of the cautions against welding certain types of steel, mainly galvanized. So my question is this. Is the part of the undercarriage that receives the bolts for the CSB galvanized or is there anything coating it that I should be aware of before I go about welding it back together? Has anybody experienced this issue or have any comments. I'm assuming that it should be relatively safe from all the search results and info having to do with sub-frame cracks and welding it back together for structural repair.
Any other info or suggestions would be appreciated. I just want to get my baby healthy again so we can get back on the road.
tldr; csb bolts ripped out causing one to cause a crack in the metal where it's to be received. Looking for info on welding it to repair the crack.
Bad CSB Bolts Ripped Out Cracking Undercarriage
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