Hole in rear Frame ... how bad is it?

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Miller88

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Location

Syracuse NY

• Oct 19, 2013

• #1

So, I pulled my hitch off to repaint the frame. The picture makes it look much worse that it really is. The rust on the bottom of the frame rail is from the hitch, but held in place by the grease I put on top of the hitch when installing.

Rest of the rear frame is extremely solid.

however, where the heat shield hangs it managed to scratch paint off and cause a hole in the frame.

Anyone have any suggestions for fixing this?

 

Saudade

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Location

SoCal

• Oct 19, 2013

• #2

Uh... is that a crack in the frame I see?

 

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N8N_99xj

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Location

Berwyn Heights, MD

• Oct 19, 2013

• #3

Rather than grease, I like to use roofing tar where two pieces of metal are bolted together underneath the vehicle.

2nd that question, that might be a job for a pro welder if that is a crack

 

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Truckedup

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Location

Western NY state

• Oct 19, 2013

• #4

Is it a two door?

 

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diggerdave

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Location

Bend, Oregon

• Oct 19, 2013

• #5

If you can get in there with a grinder and clean it up you might get a better idea of how bad it is. I would get that welded asap especially if that is a big crack.

 

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Miller88

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Location

Syracuse NY

• Oct 19, 2013

• #6

I don't see a crack

Where should I be looking for a crack?

I cleaned it up with a wire brush and repainted it all last weekend. Aside from the hole on the bottom, the sides don't have any rust on them at all and are still solid.

How hard is it to patch the hole in the bottom?

 

tjmotter

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Location

Texas

• Oct 19, 2013

• #7

In the pic, there appears to be a crack along the inside of frame rail directly above where your hole is. I think this is what people are keying on.

 

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N8N_99xj

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Location

Berwyn Heights, MD

• Oct 19, 2013

• #8

Also that hole might be supposed to be there... do a search for JCR nut strips and have a look at the hole positions. I'm pretty sure that my trailer hitch did not use all available holes and also that I had to drill holes in my (factory) skidplate because my trailer hitch used holes that the factory skid didn't.

 

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Miller88

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Location

Syracuse NY

• Oct 19, 2013

• #9

It wasn't there when I put the hitch on 2 years ago

I am ordering the JCR ones in the spring. I like the ease of install with the curt hitch but they dont seem to be as good of an idea.

 

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N8N_99xj

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Location

Berwyn Heights, MD

• Oct 19, 2013

• #10

odd, I'm using a Curt hitch too (with the JCR nutstrips and 1/2" bolts)

Had I to do it over again I would have got a different hitch though. It's cheap 'n' beefy but I don't like the way the receiver hangs below the crossbar. I do have a Rigid rear bumper that I want to put on but I need to find a good welder to modify it for me... apparently I have a weird gas tank/rear skid setup and I don't have clearance behind the rear panel for one of the pieces, and I don't like the idea of forcing something up in there so it's rubbing against a plastic tank.