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Old 13th March 2018, 16:22   #8
Phil-T4
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Originally Posted by marinabrian View Post
The first link UUB000070 is the Tazu metal slave branded as genuine MGR, and in my opinion not fit for purpose due to poor manufacture

I've personally seen at least five cars fitted with this part where the thrust bearing has failed prematurely, presumably as the bearing appears in the two I've carried out post mortem checks upon, to be completely devoid of any lubrication whatsoever.

Brian
My X-Part supplier tells me that this has now been corrected, i hope so as i have fitted a couple of them after he informed me.
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