irishhondafreak

Lads i started to cut out the old bolts from the rusty rear bushes in the rear of my s2000 and i nicked the lower rear bar by 3 mms with the grinder and i am very concerned with this. Ie. should I replace this bar or will I be ok(fingers crossed).
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

s2konroids

Do you mean a lower rear brace?, U shaped item?

E4RTH WORM JIM

Need pictures really bud, to see what 'bar' your referring to!

irishhondafreak

Its the bottom of the suspension thats connected to the bottom of the shock and ball joint by back of the brake disc. Its the triangular piece, sorry no pics. will have to get too pics. tomorrow.

m1bjr

Nah, its a strong cast piece, I reckon you'll be okay with just a nick in it.
After all plenty have been slammed into curbs and they still drive about on them

loftust

You'll be alright mate...just try not to do it again! You may want to invest in a reciprocating saw and some decent blades to remove seized bolts. There's less chance of cutting something else when compared to an angle grinder.

Ultra_Nexus

Yeah, you'll be fine. If you are really worried, you could always blend it out to remove the stress concentration point, but I am feeling that is overkill and we aren't dealing with aircraft here!

oxhouser

Take the time and blend it in, its not worth taking the chance for the small amount of time it takes to do it

irishhondafreak

Blending in. Does that mean I should get a welder to fill it or just smooth off the area with a little grinding.

aldfort

Depends how bad it is. If it's a small nick then just blend it in with a power file.