Not on my landrover in this case, but it could be.
Ive had to take the rear shocks off my car. Unfortunately while doing it both of the pins on the end snapped rather than undoing. the shocks have a ring on the bottom and a pin on the top which is threaded.
The actual shocks themselves seem to be working perfectly, and apart from the broken bit at the top they would appear fine
I was wondering if i could weld a new threaded bit on to the top of the snapped bit so that i can put em back on and save a few quid.
They are gas shocks and there is about an inch of the top pin left on. I need to cut it down to about half an inch and put a longer bit back on.
Would it be sensible to weld these using my MIG, or would i be very stupid to attempt it?.
Im assuming (by the fact that they still work!) that the gas reservoir should be well sealed, and welding an M8 bolt shouldnt take long and shouldnt generate much heat. I would also assume that shocks are made able to put up with a fair bit of heat (either through working hard or being right next to an exhaust for many hours)
Does anybody have any suggestions?