Cross member blues

wubie317 · Post by **wubie317** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:39 pm

Thought you'd all get a kick out of this picture of my suspension cross member. "Never seen anything like this before," says my Italian mechanic.

KevAndAndi · Post by **KevAndAndi** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 6:20 pm

Uh-oh, I think I see a hairline crack!

80spiddy · Post by **80spiddy** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 8:31 pm

Unbelievable!

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:31 pm

he must not have worked on many Spiders

fiat218 · Post by **fiat218** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 6:27 am

How would that snap ?

wubie317 · Post by **wubie317** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 1:40 pm

fiat218 wrote:How would that snap ?

I recently had nearly the whole front suspension replaced. Best guess is that there was some flaw in the metal that couldn't take the stiffer components

wubie317 · Post by **wubie317** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 1:45 pm

So Cal Mark wrote:he must not have worked on many Spiders

You should see his shop. 2 Spiders there now...a full restoration and one in for repairs, alongside vintage Ferraris and an Alfa. Cracks in the ends are common for sure, but this is extreme, no?

RRoller123 · Post by **RRoller123** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 4:14 pm

Repetitive flexural stress would do it, but you would expect it to break much more raggedly, like a tear. This looks like a brittle break, which is very odd. Likely an underlying metal flaw.

v6spider · Post by **v6spider** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 7:56 pm

So Cal Mark wrote:he must not have worked on many Spiders

Exactly it's a weak piece if rusty..

Cheers!
Rob

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