BenTyreman
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| posted on 14/12/10 at 06:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by whitestu
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There is no reason that a kit car can't be used everyday and there is no reason not to expect equal reliability to a regular car. After all,
these cars have been tested by VOSA to state they are fit for purpose.
Another way of putting that is 'Let's close down the UK kit car industry'. By definition the manufacturers do not have the budget to
make cars to the same standards as big manufacturers.
I'm not saying that your bushes weren't a bit crap [mine are the the same and are fine after 4 years], just that if we apply main
manufacturers standards to kit cars they will disappear, and personally I don't want that to happen.
Stu
To paraphrase people, "these cars are kit cars, they shouldn't be treated like normal cars" only makes the kit car industry look
worse and gives ammunition to people trying to stop kit cars from being built. If the polybushes need greasing on a regular basis then each joint
should have a grease nipple. A solution used by many large volume production cars. If, for instance, Rover obliged customers to remove and strip down
every wishbone for regreasing and inspection on a quarterly or biannual basis then people would (rightly) claim that it was a poo solution.
In any case, this thread is wondering off piste a little. All I intended to do was to highlight (once again) this problem to try and keep people safe.
I can guarantee there are other people driving around with mild steel crush tubes and before too much longer there will be someone else posting about
their close call. Or maybe someone posting on their behalf when they end up upside down in a ditch.
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jacko
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| posted on 14/12/10 at 06:40 PM |
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Can i ask did you build the car and if so what type of grease did you use when putting the wishbones together
I think i will have to strip and check mine over winter
Do you think this would have happened if you had used copper slip
Jacko
[Edited on 14/12/10 by jacko]
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whitestu
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| posted on 14/12/10 at 06:53 PM |
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I removed my front upper bushes when I swapped over to rose joints and after 3 years they were pretty much the same as when I installed them [using
sicilcone grease], but my car has had done nearly all dry miles which probably makes a huge difference.
Stu
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BenTyreman
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| posted on 14/12/10 at 06:55 PM |
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I built the car in 2005, on the road in 2007. I can't remember which grease I used. I believe it was either silicon grease or molybdenum grease.
The car has been regreased once around 2008. In 2009 the front end was disassembled to correct the castor. Seeing no issues at the front it was
assumed the back was in similar condition. I have been looking into synthetic grease with either a PTFE or molybdenum additive for reassembly. It
would be interesting to see photos of what other peoples crush tubes look like after. Bear in mind that I drive in all road conditions, not just dry
roads. It is thoroughly washed off after winter gritting, but it does greatly accelerate corrosion.
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