Lower shock mount issue

dar_cool

Hi guys,
Looking for a bit of advice, was changing the shocks in my Volvo at the weekend and the nut holding the shock to the control arm snapped off. I have removed the whole control arm and looking for advice to fix it. It's on the drivers rear. I can't find a replacement part for reasonable money and have been onto a few welders who said they could weld a threaded bar onto the stud. I thought about drilling if but it's hardened steel and you would be drilling it for days

CJhaughey

I wouldn't weld a threaded bar as a shock mount, the forces are quite large going through that stud and if you look at it it flares out where it passes through the tab, this allows a larger diameter and consequently stronger attachment.
Threaded bar would be much weaker than that stud.
Try a breakers would be my advice.

biko

Indeed, don't weld. Get a proper replacement from breakers or similar (check on donedeal and adverts in case someone is breaking this model)
Better safe than sorry in this case.

dar_cool

Thanks for the advice lads. New arm it is. I'd never feel comfortable in it knowing it was welded and probably waiting for it to break.