Welding Advice?

[Flyn]

Guys, Amy was driving her Concorde to work today and the driver's wheel turned on her when she was backing out of a parking spot. I initially thought the drive axle had broken or lost the clip but when I took a look, I found this. Mounting bracket broke and frame itself ripped. Can this be welded or replaced?

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[Ear Rak]

You could weld it but it'll never be square and would probably start cracking in other places.

Really not worth it to weld.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Can that subframe/ cradle be replaced? I'd to that route.

 

[Flyn]

Thanks for the quick responses, guys.

I will probably end up taking the pics to a local shop and seeing what they recommend. I know there are a lot of good tech people on our site so I'm hoping for some guidance on what to discuss with the shop.

This is a '98 Chrysler Concorde. My tech manual doesn't cover this at all except for a bad pic or two so it's hard to see if the subframe can be replaced. Looks like it bolts in back but the front may be one solid piece.

 

[rocket5979]

Cliff you gotta ask yourself why this cracked in the first place. It appears that there was a decent amount of corrosion in that area. Though that area appears to be semi-reweldable by the pictures I would not bother to do so because the root problem will likely arise again in the near future elsewhere close by. Replace the whole subframe assembly if you can. Your wife got lucky that this broke without causing a catastrophic failure at high speeds.

 

[RICH17]

I wouldnt seld it. If you can swap in a cradle I would go that route. But I would figure out if its worth it to fix at that point. Depending on the rest of the vehicles condition I would consider something new

 

[Smokinhot]

You would never get enough penetration for it to hold solid. It will eventually crack again and could be even worse...

Replace it if u can

 

[EmersonHart13]

Replace or junk.

 

[IZZy]

Buy a new car

 

[Flyn]

Looks like it's unanimous for the "Don't weld it" choice. Anyone know how expensive it is to replace the front subframe on a Concorde?