How to Check the Condition of Your Frame and Is It Safe to Work Under?

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In the video, 1A Auto shows how to check the condition of your frame or chassis.
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@1AAuto 3 года назад

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@Jonbarlow82 5 лет назад

Hey guys and gals. I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of you for putting together these videos. For those of us out there that depend on a pay check and a weekend to get our rides back on the road, it is really cool having 1AAuto in my corner when I am getting ready to grease up. I was originally looking to find a way to inspect for frame damage due to collision, but I then continued to watch since I didn't really think age or wear could potentially cause a safety issue when jacking up a vehicle. Duh I guess, but knowing is half the the battle. Thanks again for everything and I look forward to more videos.

@1AAuto 5 лет назад

Thank you for the great reply. We love to empower our customers by showing you how-to perform your own auto repairs while installing our high quality auto parts. Have a great day! 1aauto.com +Jonbarlow82

@FlavorWorld 3 года назад

I think we're all here for the same reason 😔😔😔

@chrisallen399 3 года назад

Yep

@gc99289 3 года назад

I'm here for the lulz. Cheers from Florida.

@Realjoselosorio856 3 года назад

I was looking forward on buying a Ranger '01 4wd 3.0 v6 but the frame got rust

@ReCkLeSsErr0r 2 года назад

My vehicles are undercoated, so their frames are not too bad. I just want to see how others rust so I can learn from their mistakes.

@zell863 2 года назад

Cosmoline (CRC heavy duty, Amsoil heavy duty, Crown 101 etc) over rust and lanolin (fluid film etc) in cavities. I'm experimenting over 10 years. Cosmoline stop rust. But if you spray cosmoline at top of paint it will just fall out when paint fall.

@samporter8290 4 года назад

Hey Chris, if you’re moving from Florida to Ohio that’s a common problem up here, I’ve had frames rust out on my cars like that, and the big thing up here is brake lines and gas lines and also gas tanks and straps, almost all of it is due to the brine they put on roads which is basically salt water, imagine driving thru that daily, like driving into the ocean,

@jeffhardin8795 4 года назад

I'm feeling a bit sick. I bought a used truck from the most 'trusted' dealer in our area of Arkansas. They told me this was a 1 owner, local truck owned by an older farmer. 2005 Gmc Sierra 4- wheel drive. I figured I was golden since we use no salt in winter on our roads. 4 years later this truck is rusting to the ground. WTF.

@Blakecryderman7244 Год назад

@jeff Hardin let me guess, you don’t have it anymore. Sounds like the previous owner took crappy care of it

@howtobebasic2122 4 года назад

This is how Road Salt in the Winter Just DESTROYS your car.

@chrisursogmail 4 года назад

what can you do then? an auto car wash membership in the winter?

@seijahydra6027 3 года назад

@@chrisursogmail clean your undercarriage regularly, if you dont wash it, then the salt sticks to ur frame and rots it fast. ensure the frame and undercarriage is painted with undercarriage paint. then apply wd40 on it all, wd40 acts as a protective layer for the paint so it doesnt get chipped as easily and expose bare metal to the elements. check the paint and everything in undercarriage every 4 months

@jchrg2336 4 года назад

It failed already, according to my visual inspection via youtube, thanks for actually opening this window for me, it is actually fun to watch and look how other people learn and do stuff like maintenance and other types of inspections

@1AAuto 4 года назад

+J Chr G Thanks for checking us out! 1AAuto.com

@jundialhaqiqa9907 3 года назад

I watch videos like this so I can appreciate being a mechanic in the south more.

@LawnWrangler323 Год назад

What happens if it falls apart when you're driving it? It just splits in half and everyone dies?

@janeprescott7381 2 года назад

With the prices of new cars, i think lots of people would probably be looking for rust frame repair.

@sunkbootnoot1204 Год назад

I bought a 99 ram with a frame worse then that. Got it for only 1 grand so yeah cheaper 100% and I drive locally only

@Cwho9ss 4 года назад

These are my favorite things but rot out like crazy up north. I will say though I see ones that are bowing and still running

@Chinunit22 4 года назад

Muffler and pipe was replaced on it too, looks like the original rusted out and had exhaust leak too

@wersderf 4 года назад

List of tools: Hammer 😅

@PeterSodhi 2 года назад

Great video

@waterfuel Год назад

My vehicle as 2003 has extreme rust holes on undercarriage frame rails. About $6000 invested in repairs and everything is working. No rust on outer body with 80k miles. . Should I park it and lose all that money?? three garage have refused to put van on hydraulic lift. I'm worried and driving 25-30 miles per hour. Will the front control arm section drop down?

@Nereus00 3 года назад

how do you notice sign of accident/collision on the frame? DOes it look like wrinkles?

@mrpoopoohead7668 Год назад

so I have a 99' ford expedition that has a smilar problem with the rear frame being very rusted out. Is it possible that if the frame breaks while driving that it could puncture the gas tank and ignite the gas tank???

@chrisursogmail 4 года назад

Thank you Im a Florida guy moving to Ohio and this was very helpful

@1AAuto 4 года назад

Chris Thanks for watching!

@Cwho9ss 4 года назад

You miss Florida yet? Lol

@TurboTurdBurglar 4 года назад

Why would you do such a thing? Im a ohioian and I’m trying to do the opposite of you 😂

@fraisergaragetv2030 3 года назад

I have some rusted frames for you my brother 🤣

@joshvanschaick4896 2 года назад

Great video, thanks. I was just told not to drive my 2001 Jeep Sport on the freeway because my rear frame is too rusty, along with to not stick anymore money into it. Although then the guy followed that by trying to sell me a car and said I could use my Jeep as trade in value! So I'm sure what to believe??? Anything specific to look for on a '01' XJ Jeep?

@ebabdbgbbbebbluesman6115 2 года назад

But those nice tires!

@mrexecutive1 7 лет назад

Hey Tony, not sure if 1Aauto sells undercoating spray. but we would like to see a video of undercoating frame and body video. If not this vehicle maybe another. thanks!

@1AAuto 7 лет назад

+mrexecutive1 We will keep this in mind in the event that we need to under coat a vehicle. At the current time it is not a product that we sell. Thank you for asking. 1aauto.com

@korndawggy1801 Год назад

The rubberized stuff can cause worse problems because it traps salt and water. Been hearing about yearly sprays of fluid film underneath helping alot though.

@blakespower 2 месяца назад

I keep forgetting to look under my 2010 ford fusion the rocker panels are rusted and when I changed a flat tire recently the jack crunched the side of the car where you place the jack. probably should get a new car soon

@user-fl3ey6pe6k 4 месяца назад

Damm, my 94 chevy, Michigan truck is just the opposite, my fenders are badly rusted but the frame is in good condition, I would buy that truck as a doner in a skinny min.

@Collins7.3l 3 года назад

How long does it take for a 2021 truck to rust that lives up north for all of its life?

@John-oq5xj 3 года назад

Depends. If you don't treat your truck it'll rot away much faster. I was shopping around and saw a 2013 f350 that was rotting away. If you fluid film or use a similar treatment once a year your truck or car should last a very long time

@gc99289 3 года назад

It looks like that frame was an extra on Titanic sunken set.

@seanogreen7645 3 года назад

Yeah when you first strikes the frame with a hammer in this rust showering down throughout the undercarriage you've got some issues , I used automatic transmission fluid something in that product that really neutralizes rest

@seanogreen7645 3 года назад

Being a surfer and on the beach for 20 years I sure miss but I don't miss the rust on my vehicles pure salt

@raitshots 4 месяца назад

Metal constructions not long . Frame design constructions possible. But real Frankeinstein car

@tapethegrape8195 4 года назад

My old truck had more visible rust flakes than this frame but it was still solid. Is that possible?

@thebigguy2757 3 года назад

You may have been seeing paint or an undercoating flaking off with surface rust underneath

@mandoarevee7578 4 года назад

What's more cost effective, Replacing it with salvage parts or reinforcing the damaged areas????

@1AAuto 4 года назад

+Mando Arevee Thanks for watching! If your frame is in the same condition as the truck in the video you are really better off looking to replace the vehicle.

@mandoarevee7578 4 года назад

@@1AAuto thanks for the tip.

@princebatth9190 4 года назад

Sir i have a question for u that what type of frame is used in this video

@brando2624 2 года назад

@@princebatth9190 its a frame for a 1998-2007 silverado idk if thats any different from any other truck but yeah its a frame not really special

@MillzSzn 5 лет назад

So how much does it cost to repair a subframe???

@howtobebasic2122 4 года назад

over 1,500 dollars its not worth fixing it

@larrywoodruff7530 4 года назад

Every repair shop should have at least one drive on 4 post lift, imo

@davidthomas6949 3 года назад

Still doesnt allow for suspension or brake repairs. Like he said this truck isnt even with repairing the frame. Parts truck now.

@blainebates6277 4 года назад

How much would a new frame cost for that truck?

@brando2624 2 года назад

being that everything is connected to the frame and i mean everything very very spendy probably worth just getting a new one sadly as labor would eat a massive hole in your wallet

@fordman7479 5 лет назад

Guess my truck's shot then

@charliehoss1614 2 года назад

Looks like central Pennsylvania

@adriananoelle4699 4 года назад

“Hurt you” you mean ’kill you’

@OreoHT 3 года назад

It's scary that there are brand new tires, and looks like newer suspension in the front. So someone probably drove it there.. Wow, xD

@Creighster 2 года назад

Scary but this what everybody that cant afford a new car every 4 years (most of us) in the rust-belt drive on a daily basis.

@patrickhlavinka6364 4 года назад

This is that guy you don't wanna have inspect your car...

@Dave-gw6ep 3 года назад

Look how they’ve massacred my boy.

@Creighster 2 года назад

😂 I'm moving back to Western NY form TN where there are no state inspections. Have an 08 Kia Sedona that spent it's first 8 years in NY. What this video did for me was it confirmed that my van will definitely NOT pass annual inspection in NY haha

@Chinunit22 5 лет назад

You can tell exhaust was replaced also as original one rusted out.

@davids4063 3 года назад

"Welding it just means there was enough force to crack it, and reinforcing it just moves that force somewhere else" and since trucks are made to withstand alot of force, probably the force is getting channeled to another place that are also strong enough to handle it.

@scottmonfort 3 года назад

Wow, that car must be from the Eastern U.S. ... I would guess by the accents in other videos ... rock salt on the road during the winter killing the car. The only way this happens in California is when you let your son go to Pismo Beach and drive it around in the shallow surf! ... then not spraying the under carraige afterwards with water.

@1AAuto 3 года назад

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@purpledoge4466 5 лет назад

Scrap yard time

@1AAuto 5 лет назад

Thanks for checking us out. 1aauto.com +Кайена Арельяно

@thereelingredhead6276 Год назад

My dad and I are looking for a truck in Ohio and we were looking at the frame and he was touching it and his finger literally went through the frame. It's safe to say we did not buy that truck

@WhatsthePOINT_EDC Год назад

Nothing worse than spending 34grand on ur sweet truck only to find it’s got structural damage.

@ninjaxjets7821 5 месяцев назад

Why is it unsafe to drive?

@crazeyspivey 3 года назад

This aint nuttin! You should see my 94 Montero.......so bad that the rear portion of the upper cabin is now supporting the rotten frame. Frame is so rotten that its like thin rusty tin roof, and you cant weld new metal onto it. Still driving her, but try not to do any serious off-roading. Getty Up!