Car truck rust, body repair questions

I'm taking my 2 month old Plymouth Grand Voyager in tomorrow for the "Chrysler rep".. I had a flat tire last week and when I went underneath the car to get the spare, I noticed that my axles were completely rusted. Looked like my car had been parked in a snow/salt dune in Alaska for 5 years. Anyway, the mechanic at the dealership said it was excessive and he didn't know what he could do and wanted the Chrysler rep to see it? What's going on here? Is it a problem? How does it effect my car as far as dependability and safety for the next 5 - 7 years? Your input is appreciated.

Thanks Well, they just don't prep the undersides like they used to. Some areas they just let rust. As to the abnormality of this, I don't care for it, but if it's not "scale rust" but just a light film, this may be what Chrysler considers "normal". Some steels will only rust so far and then this rust becomes a protective coating. I thought the axle should be black painted. In any case, if I were the chrysler dealer, I'd prep the rust and paint the thing black just as a PR thing.
Of course if there are actually scales of rust flaking off, I'd campaign for a new axle.

George

does anyone know of a REAL fix to attaching the rear glass back to the top for a 1986 crysler lebaron convertible. i have been told that a factory replacement panel is the only solution. i can't believe that in this day and age, someone out there hasn't found some adhesive that will work for this application. your help is appreciated. How about urethane windshield adhesive? It has to cure, but once there it's pretty awesome! I've glued all kinds of trim, etc. on with it. It's expensive, but if you know a glass shop they would probably give/sell you a partial tube cheap. It bonds to glass, rubber, metal, etc.

George Scott

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