Duff parts

Post by **Declan_Burns** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:36 am

This is what arrived today from a reputable parts supplier as a new part!
They must store these in the rain.

Post by **mike.perry** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:29 pm

COMPLAIN!!!
How are you going to win concourse with a rusty drop link??

Post by **alainmoran** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:19 pm

The mounting rubber doesnt look too clever either ... give them a call, I bet they send you a new one for nowt.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:21 pm

I would love to know how they get that rubber in there!
At least the rusty taper will stop it spinning as you tighten the nut - probably designed in for that very purpose. Complain of course - but I feel the part is certainly useable as it is.

Post by **Roni** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:47 pm

I heard a description of a way to get the rubber in there. I don't know if it is the original way. There is a person here,NZ, who refurbishes these parts.
The recess, with bolt in place, is filled with un-vulcanised rubber. This rubber must be heated to make it semi liquid. This is then "cooked" to vulcanise the rubber and set it in place.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:59 pm

Aye -but how to 'fill with unvulcanised rubber' ?? That's the tricky part.

Post by **mike.perry** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:21 am

At least the nut and washer look new!!!!

Post by **les** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:11 pm

Buy a German one!!

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:51 pm

Ehh ?

Post by **Declan_Burns** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:10 am

I am very happy dealing with this supplier and their service has been brilliant. They suggested removing the rust with wire wool and failing this offered to replace the part or give me a discount on my next order. OK, fair enough, but i am not looking for discounts and I don't like complaining, so to me it's a quality control issue. I have received quite a few duff parts in the past and a perfect example is shown below-although from a different reputable supplier. Can anybody explain to me how to mount that rebound stop on a flat surface? Look at the bolt hole alignment. Also the metal thickness is also nowhere near that of the original part. My complaint on this item was not even acknowledeged. I cut the rubber off and glued it to the original part and the rest ended up in the bin!

Oh BTW LES if you can recommend some German suppliers I would appreciate it, as it might well save me somwhat on postage.

Post by **mike.perry** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:38 am

I bought a pair of those rebound rubbers recently and I had one hell of a job lining the holes up. I thought they must be handed but apparently not.

Post by **Mogwai** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:07 pm

I superglued the rubber back onto my rebound stop rather than fit one of the new ones.
Its still on there

Post by **Declan_Burns** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:25 pm

Mogwai,
That's exactly what I did-cleaned up the old one and used superglue for the new rubber.

Post by **aupickup** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:46 pm

look out for good second hand parts

thats what i do and original parts when they come up

Post by **Declan_Burns** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:49 pm

Totally agree aupickup-very much so!

Post by **aupickup** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:24 pm

i have in the past had so much trouble with repro rubbish

even simple things like the front bump stops being the wrong shape
heater valves that have to be ground down so you can get the rocker cover on
badly threaded studs for the thermostat housing

the list goes on

i only have new old stock or good used stock on my car now

would much rather wait if possible got these parts i need to come up on ebay or auto jumbles or car shows

Post by **minor_hickup** » Sat May 02, 2009 10:55 pm

Is this for real? A little bit of surface rust and you want to complain, it could have been made years ago. There are always going to be problems with supplying parts for cars this age, but I don't think this is one of them.