Technical Punto Front SubFrame

[Gatens]

Hello,

I have had a wee incident in my Punto Mk1 involving an emergency stop and a pothole.
The result Ive damaged the Front SubFrame and the Nearside wheel now sits back about 4 inches in its wheel arch :bang:

At the moment I have the car up on axle stands about to start the repair,
Can anyone suggest the best/easiest way to start going about removing wishbones, gearbox mounts and exhaust so that i dont spend hours lying under this car in the freezing cold

Any suggestions are welcome, Thanks, Kyle....

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

I take it you've damaged components and not just shunted the subframe back? Had it on one car, and just needed loosening, and re-aligning, and job was a goodun

 

[Ziggy122]

Even though the subframe is bolted in tight
Not that tight that it can be moved still in such incidents

The rear axle can do the same - pot holes or a side shunt can make the mounts move so you can knock it back

What makes you think the actual subframe is dead tho? What evidence do you have?

A wheel been knocked back could be a broken wishbone, or even ball joint

And Pot hole = goverment pays - NOT YOU

Ziggy

 

[Gatens]

There is a break in the subframe large enough to pass your hand clean through it so its pretty dead.

This is something I want to do myself lads it happened a wee while ago and I have a bit of spare time so!
Ziggy I never pictured the whole incident so I doubt the council will accept the damages

Thanks guys

 

[Gatens]

 

[fostertom]

Looks like terminal rust to me, waiting for a catseye to finish it off

 

[Gatens]

Most definitely catastrophic rust but still doesn't help me take it apart