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[greensilver mini]

Hi I have notice on my mini on rear near subframe mount there is a crack on the sill going down I think it has had over sills on in the past but why has it got a crack?

[Carlos W]

Can you post a picture?

[greensilver mini]

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here you see the rust mark going down is the crack best I can get of the picture

[Ben_O]

Looks like stress on the sill form the subframe. Perhaps the heel board subframe mounting plate hasn't been welded to the inner sill strongly enough. Either that or it's rusted through.

I would have that oversill off and have a poke around.

 

Ben

[Carlos W]

That doesn't look too good, it has over sills and it may be that the heel board is flexing (where the subframe mounts) due to the rot underneath.

 

Have a look in your companion bins for rot.

[Carlos W]

Looks like stress on the sill form the subframe. Perhaps the heel board subframe mounting plate hasn't been welded to the inner sill strongly enough. Either that or it's rusted through.

I would have that oversill off and have a poke around.

 

Ben

 

Beat me to it, (although we both agree)

 

The oversills need to come off to reveal the true horrors of what is beneath

[Ben_O]

That heel board does look suspect to me.

 

Hope it's not major surgery time

[Carlos W]

That heel board does look suspect to me.

 

Hope it's not major surgery time

 

It is major surgery time

[Ben_O]

As i feared mate

[Ben_O]

As i feared mate

 Doesn't look like it is safe to keep using. Last thing you want is to loose the rear subframe while driving along!

 

Well it probably wouldn't happen but as it weakens,you will get more slop and then it will start bending and twisting things back there, especially if there is a load of rot behind that sill

[greensilver mini]

yeah I thought it may be stress from the subframe new heel board panels and sills needed then thanks anyways yeah I'm not going to use it till its fixed