Hi all,

still thinking about replacing one of the jack supports without getting outer sill off. I would like to know how the whole thing is put together and whether anybody on this forum has done this before.

I know that the tube is braced by the plate that attaches to the inner sill and that the tube is welded to the inside bottom of the inner sill. Yesterday, when taking of the undercoating (.......fun job), I noticed that just behind the jack support, there is something on the underside of the inner sill that looks like a large welding 'dot'. It's on both supports, so can I assume this is the place where the tube is welded to the bottom of the inner sill (in fact, it's the edge of the floorpan really, but that lines up in the middle of the inner sill it seems).

Now, my question is, can I remove a jack support tube with everything in place by:
- cutting the weld between tube and brace plate (only top side will be a bit more difficult, possibly grind from inside the tube) &
- drilling out the weld spot to the bottom of the inner sill?

Many thanks in advance!!

Dennis