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bent crossmember #760886 10/26/06 05:11 PM

Joined: Mar 2006

Posts: 46

SPRaYeD

Getting the Wheeling Fever

i bent the crossmember that the driveshaft and exhaust goes through on my first gen trooper. anybody have any experience with fixing this? anybody replace this crossmember with something else?

Re: bent crossmember [Re: SPRaYeD] #760887 10/27/06 03:19 AM

Joined: Jul 2005

Posts: 148

Wisconsin

ISueYou

Wheeler

I did the same thing awhile back, got one pulled at a junkyard for $30. The worst part is going to be removing the bent one. You will want to use penetrant, a heat wrench, patience, and possibly a bible to avoid snapping the bolts holding it in.

good luck,

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Re: bent crossmember [Re: ISueYou] #760888 10/27/06 04:59 AM

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Posts: 7,268

Ventura County

mlclark

Isuzu Moderator

He is talking about the next crossmember back from the tranny crossmember. The DS and exhaust are plumbed through it and it is welded to the frame.

If it is hopeless to straighten or you can't live with it, it is going to require cutting it out and rewelding a new one it.

You can go tube if you want. Just fab up mounts (bolt on or welded) and go from there. CPOM has some good pictures of what he did. While not specific to a trooper or that crossmember, it will give some ideas of how to do mounts and whatnot.

Good Luck,
Michael

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