Malc Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Chassis failure. suzook12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 oooohhhh..... Time to get the MIG out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted September 9, 2023 Author Share Posted September 9, 2023 1 minute ago, suzook12 said: oooohhhh..... Time to get the MIG out!! You need to have metal to weld to! Poor fella was going to take the family out on his rib however it was low speed in the car park and not higher speed on multiple lanes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Malc said: Chassis failure. Ooops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 (edited) I'd buy it!! That is a known spot on the B40's, bet theres solid metal either side... Edited September 9, 2023 by suzook12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted September 9, 2023 Author Share Posted September 9, 2023 5 hours ago, suzook12 said: I'd buy it!! That is a known spot on the B40's, bet theres solid metal either side... Indeed, however I've seen more meat in a soggy kit kat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Oh dear.... 😥 A mate of mine had something similar happen to his Nissan Navara. It was taken back and repaired by Nissan under some form of recall arrangement in the end as it turned out that a batch of Navara chassis had been auto-welded using too high a spark setting, making the welds brittle. Malc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Andy135 said: Oh dear.... 😥 A mate of mine had something similar happen to his Nissan Navara. It was taken back and repaired by Nissan under some form of recall arrangement in the end as it turned out that a batch of Navara chassis had been auto-welded using too high a spark setting, making the welds brittle. Actually, it was caused by corrosion, but Nissan were fixing them outside of warranty. The back of the cab and start of the bed is a stress point, and water will run down the gap, add to that, on the Nissans, the front suspension mount was at the same place, so bad design not that Nissan ever did or would admit that...... That was on the D40 models. Ironically, the B40 L200 suffers at the same spot, again probably not helped by the gap between bed and cab dumping water on the chassis at this point. Look on the forums and people are only too happy to brag about how much they've had on their trucks back, or how much they've dragged with it, well, these are the consequences.... Having said that, 10 minutes with a MIG...... 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Nissan were saying it was a manufacturing error, but I daresay corrosion won't have helped either. Interesting that this sort of chassis damage occurs across manufacturers. Seems like an inherent design flaw... aided and abetted by the Great British Weather. Personally I blame Brexit 🫢😱🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 35 minutes ago, Andy135 said: Personally I blame Brexit 🫢😱🤣 Nope, was all down to Boris, it's his fault!! Starmer would have sorted it before it could have possibly happened Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 1 hour ago, suzook12 said: Starmer would have sorted it before it could have possibly happened 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Heading away with my boat and 4x4 this week, just had it checked as its smoking a bit. Turns out an injector is stuffed but dont have time to get it fixed before I head off. Also have extreme bush fires ahead where Im driving to so at least my smoky dmax will fit in well. My trailer is not looking its best either but passed its recent road worth inspection but will be the last long range trip I will do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captin slows old outlaw Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 19 hours ago, Andy135 said: Nissan were saying it was a manufacturing error, but I daresay corrosion won't have helped either. Interesting that this sort of chassis damage occurs across manufacturers. Seems like an inherent design flaw... aided and abetted by the Great British Weather. Personally I blame Brexit 🫢😱🤣 you would Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordmac Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Pickup disease! The separate chassis design is full of rust traps, the nature of the beast unfortunately. suzook12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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