Hi all,
Attached is an image of the trailing arms of my 2005 Alfa Romeo GT which I am doing a mild restoration on. I am replacing the bushes for powerflex items but I have slightly nicked the housing with the saw i used to cut the old bush out (it put up a big fight). nothing serious and i figure a few tacks to fill the slight groove and ground flat would be sufficient. I just want to avoid creating a weak point.
I am not sure what material it is made of though. It corrodes like both steel and Aluminium in that there are brown patches and powdery white patches. I figured it could be aluminised steel but i can't imagine why this would be used on a suspension arm where it is under no heat stress at all.
Edited to add - It is magnetic but the magnet does not stick quite as strongly as if it was normal mild steel. Maybe 90% as strong. I believed it was Aluminium until i stuck the magnet to it.
Many thanks,
Attached is an image of the trailing arms of my 2005 Alfa Romeo GT which I am doing a mild restoration on. I am replacing the bushes for powerflex items but I have slightly nicked the housing with the saw i used to cut the old bush out (it put up a big fight). nothing serious and i figure a few tacks to fill the slight groove and ground flat would be sufficient. I just want to avoid creating a weak point.
I am not sure what material it is made of though. It corrodes like both steel and Aluminium in that there are brown patches and powdery white patches. I figured it could be aluminised steel but i can't imagine why this would be used on a suspension arm where it is under no heat stress at all.
Edited to add - It is magnetic but the magnet does not stick quite as strongly as if it was normal mild steel. Maybe 90% as strong. I believed it was Aluminium until i stuck the magnet to it.
Many thanks,