Rusted Steering Linkage

[Buellicus]

I pulled the front left fender well to get to the lower radiator hose and discovered a heavily rusted steering linkage. Looks like someone forgot to apply corrosion prevention to this critical steering linkage component. I'm not sure all H3's have this condition. It is a little pitted but probable safe to leave in after cleaning and painting. I didn't find any warnings on these rusting to failure but given enough time it is likely. (Images Attached)

 

[cbetts]

Yikes! Nothing like that on my H3, but then again I live in SoCal. Not much water and salt is banned on the roads.

 

[Panzer07]

Mine looked somewhat like yours, but not that bad yet...damn norther NY Salted roads aren't joke....I wire brush scrub the hell out of it and sprayed some rust protection liner as well all the undercarriage after scribing it as good as I could.


Sent From Someone Else's iPhone 'Cause I'm Too Broke To Own One.

 

[Buellicus]

Another Case of Hidden Corrosion

I have a feeling the prior owner drove her on the beach and did fresh water wash down most accessible areas. The hidden linkage never got the chloride build up washed off.

Another hidden area never flushed is between the AC coil and the Radiator. That is where I found the main radiator corrosion and leaks that got me started on this project. I've got some nice images in the video link, but don't look during dinner massive dead bug and dirt buildup. I will be flushing the bugs off the Rod Davis replacement on every washing.

[video=youtube;nQ_PipPFdyQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ_PipPFdyQ&feature=youtu.be[/video]

 

[amrg]

I have a feeling the prior owner drove her on the beach and did fresh water wash down most accessible areas. The hidden linkage never got the chloride build up washed off.

Another hidden area never flushed is between the AC coil and the Radiator. That is where I found the main radiator corrosion and leaks that got me started on this project. I've got some nice images in the video link, but don't look during dinner massive dead bug and dirt buildup. I will be flushing the bugs off the Rod Davis replacement on every washing.

[video=youtube;nQ_PipPFdyQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ_PipPFdyQ&feature=youtu.be[/video]

Thanks for the headsup! I do alot of sea-water crossings here and Im gna pay more attention to those areas during the undercarriage pressure wash that I do to my rig afterwards...

 

[Buellicus]

My H3T how has a 100% aluminum radiator and is back on the road. This should solve the leaking plastic/aluminum radiator seal faults. Here are the electrical current checks for electrolysis corrosion risk. I did a chemical flush, city water flush, and a distilled water flush an still ended up at 0.33 Volts with the Dex-cool and distilled water mix. I might try running some ground cables off the transmission lines and check if that reduces the current flow.

[video=youtube;lJW9lLdNams]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJW9lLdNams[/video]