this question is for anyone, i have a 2008 chrysler grand voyager RT model (australian delivered) which is the same as the chrysler town and country and dodge caravan in the US. i have found a stabilizer mounting point torn off from the near side(left side) of the front crossmember. has anyone or does anyone know of a successful welded repair technique for this as an in car repair. yes i could drop the crossmember and weld it that way but i dont have the time to rip apart the front end and do a remove, repair, replace. yes i could replace the crossmember too but same thing as removing the old one for repair, no time and no space to do it at home.
yes the stabilizer links need to be replaced as well which is on the list to do as the stabilizer bar sounds like its trying to be fred astair under the car. if anyone has some suggestions or techniques on how to repair on car it would be greatly appreciated, this will need to be done on a hoist to have ample room to fix the torn mounting point.
it would help if you posted a photo
hard to see what's going on, but if the crossmember is damaged then try cutting a section out and welding in a patch. You could drill a couple of holes and tack weld some nuts to the back side of the patch for mounting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1S_m5RGDQE
thankyou mountainmanjoe for the help, not the right crossmember though
can only get a photo from side view as i cant get under the car at present. will make an attempt of getting a photo from the wheel well later today.
here is a photo of the torn mounting point, it has now rotated upside down. where the mount has rotated the bolts with the weld nuts can be seen still attached to the bracket.below this you can make out the hole where this mounting point has torn away from the crossmember.
sorry about the photo as it was taken from a side shot, i have found a photo of a crossmember that has been removed, i circled the area of the crossmember that has been torn off. this piece that has been torn off is still attached to the stabilizer bar with the bracket and bolts connected. the area of the crossmember i circled in red is what has been torn away.