Comments on: How To Repair a Rusted Metro Frame

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:13:38 +0000

I have a 1994 Geo Metro that i was told is not repairable because the a-frame by the frount driver side rusted away from the car does the repairs you explain fix this or do you have to fix it before it gets this bad? I drove the car from the repair shop to my house which was approximately 30 miles and it held up so im just wondering if its as bad as they said and maybe i can fix it the way you say.

By: Kenry

Kenry — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:37:54 +0000

Always good quality info from this site!

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:00:23 +0000

http://geometroforum.com/topic/653980/1/

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/geo-metro-frame-rusting-out-pics-fix-here-4380.html

By: Radford

Radford — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:08:39 +0000

Is there anyone on the site that has actually done this?

By: Stephen Phillips

Stephen Phillips — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:35:35 +0000

I have a 96 Metro Bas 3/5 – in very fine shape, with 61,000 original two-owner miles – that needs the body frame member where the lower control arm attachs (on the driver’s side) replaced: Can’t locate NOS “inner fender liner” – to which this piece is welded – an am seeking a salvage part … which should be fairly easy to cut out, and rather easy to weld back into my vehicle.

Resources, anyone?

Thank you for your time and consideration!

Steve Phillips
Two Harbors, MN

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:15:45 +0000

HAs anyone run into issues with the expansion plug/ Freeze out plug? I have a 1995 that loses h20 like a banchi! Thanks

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:42:45 +0000

Nope GM doesn’t care about the problem, the cars are old enough it would be hard to even get them to put out a tsb on the problem. If they did a recall they would probably just do a buyback where they buy the cars back for list price like Toyota is doing for their trucks that have frame rusting problems. Last I looked list price for these cars is way under what they are currently selling for.

Every Metro and Swift I have seen around my area (WV) has some rust on the frame around the front control arms. Almost all of them have rust holes. It takes a good bit of rust to make the car dangerous but the more good metal there the better when repairing the frame so best bet is to fix it as soon as rust shows up.

By: bob neumann

bob neumann — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:01:20 +0000

rick,
I have been looking at the repairs we need to do to our GEO’s and I see a pattern they all seem to go in the same spot. Was there ever anytype of recall or tech bulletin where GM acknowledged the problem???

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:26:57 +0000

I don’t think screws will hold up for long, Best bet is to find a small local shop that is not a national brand or large outfit and they are usually willing to work with you on the frame. You can always make up a paper saying they have no responsibilities if anything happens.

By: bob neumann

bob neumann — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:38:44 +0000

mywelding skills are not the best and the shops I have talked to are not willing to weld frames due to liability issues. can these repairs be made using sheetmetal and screws??