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1st December 2019, 11:23 | #1 |
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Drop links ... Delphi? Think again ..
I had my car on the ramp yesterday to check out another rattling under the front end and yet another drop link failure
This is the third time in 19 months and 6k miles I have replaced the same one, each time I have used genuine Delphi and checked with the seller before hand if they are the genuine items, each time the seller has replaced without question but that's not the point. I always inject grease under the rubbers before fitting so grease isn't the issue. This time I think I am going for the DMGRS ones with a 4 year warranty. Also discovered both back shocks are weeping so I don't suppose that's too bad after 16 years for originals. |
1st December 2019, 12:32 | #2 |
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Some greases are incompatible with some plastics (as used in ball and socket joints)!
https://www.machinedesign.com/mechan...nd-more-part-2
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1st December 2019, 12:54 | #3 |
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Am I completely alone in drop link luck? I've managed almost 100k and five years, having paid an astronomical £13 delivered for the pair
I took the boots off, and articulated CV grease into the joint, refitted and then forgot about them. This was an experiment, nothing more Brian |
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1st December 2019, 15:45 | #5 |
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Just fitted a pair from DMGRS, 4 yrs warranty 35 quid. The ones on my last 75 were the same and were still fine when I scrapped it and they were 3 yrs old.
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1st December 2019, 16:22 | #6 |
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2nd December 2019, 23:42 | #9 |
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I reckon the drop links are a really unnecessary and stupid piece of design. Why the ends of the ARB couldn't be bolted to the lower arms, sandwiched between 2 rubber doughnuts, I don't know. Never had this problem on my old Peugeots!
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3rd December 2019, 18:55 | #10 | |
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Anyway back to reality, I'm going to present the ZT for test tomorrow, and most unlike me, I've not spent any time checking it over, not washed it.........nowt. I may take it to a drive through car wash on the way, just so the muddy salty crud covering most everything in sight is washed off. If it fails, it's got 25 days left to live, and after that time I'm going to take it and have it crushed into a cube, and take delight in never having to buy substandard components ever again. I'll let the OP have my drop links if it helps, after all they don't rattle and have a mere 100,000 miles plus fitted to the car Brian |
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