Broken control arm support
No compression in motor.
We love our little metro's, but around the area that we live people are having problems with the control arm supports rusting and breaking. I was curious to know if anyone knows of how to fix this problem. These little cars are so efficient with gas and they are so much cheaper to run than our Astro Van. But know we have 2 metros with the same problem with the broken supports.
We changed the motor that was in the car out with a rebuilt one. I was surprised how little it cost to have one of those little things rebuilt.
To fix the lower control arm mount points the car must be mounted to a frame machine. This costs big bucks at the body shop. The mount assay. has to be made from scratch and this cost big bucks. Then positioned for correct wheel geometry and welded in. Then reassemble and front end alignment. this can run $2500 to $3000 per side to do it correctly. This kind of reconstruction is reserved for old classics and cars worth much more money than a Metro. It would be cheaper to find a good Metro body and transfer parts to it. How much do you love your car. Love=$$$$$ with cars and women.
Burning daylight in Kansas
Carl.
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