Frame Rot Hole

[trevino33]

Hey everyone, I was needle scaling my frame in preparation for POR 15 and this hole happened. it is in the very back of the frame on the driver's side. about a foot in front of where the tow hitch attaches. I kept needle scaling all around the area and carefully examined the rest of the area and frame and this seems to be the extent of the damage. Is this worrisome? I am in Illinois so I expected to find something once cracking into the frame (no pun intended haha) I am just concerned about safety issues. It is not on any major structural parts of the frame from what I can see. Any info is greatly appreciated!

 

[TJ4Jim]

Hey everyone, I was needle scaling my frame in preparation for POR 15 and this hole happened. it is in the very back of the frame on the driver's side. about a foot in front of where the tow hitch attaches. I kept needle scaling all around the area and carefully examined the rest of the area and frame and this seems to be the extent of the damage. Is this worrisome? I am in Illinois so I expected to find something once cracking into the frame (no pun intended haha) I am just concerned about safety issues. It is not on any major structural parts of the frame from what I can see. Any info is greatly appreciated!

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Well the good thing is that needle scaling is aggressive and will usually find faults if they exist so in my opinion barring further exploration your ok for the time being but being an Illinois Jeep there is more to come. You need to inspect the internals above the skid area and above the rear lower trailing arm brackets. Probably the best way to inspect is with a borescope and they are available for smart phones on Amazon cheap.

 

[trevino33]

Well the good thing is that needle scaling is aggressive and will usually find faults if they exist so in my opinion barring further exploration your ok for the time being but being an Illinois Jeep there is more to come. You need to inspect the internals above the skid area and above the rear lower trailing arm brackets. Probably the best way to inspect is with a borescope and they are available for smart phones on Amazon cheap.

Thanks for responding. This is my last winter in Illinois before I graduate and move to Florida in May for a job opportunity. I am hoping to do some damage control and am going to fluid film next week. I will def invest in a camera and check the rest of the frame