Replaced droplinks today - Page 2

T16 · 3rd April 2019, 23:59

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Originally Posted by BoroRover

Diabolical quality. So bad, the manufacturers, if you can call them that should be hauled to the Health & Safety for putting lives at risk. Foreign made I reckon though.

Not sure anyone has died from a worn drop link bud....

MSS · 4th April 2019, 07:12

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Originally Posted by T16

Not sure anyone has died from a worn drop link bud....

How do you know?

Just because they have not posted a thread titled.........

" I died because of my worn droplinks today...", it is not safe to assume that they have not.

roverbarmy · 4th April 2019, 07:20

Poorly made drop links, water pumps, master and slave cylinders, bearings, discs, pressed steel and welded suspension components ..................... please feel free to add your own experiences to the list. How long before there are deaths attributed to failing components, in the same way that household electrical items have failed. My apologies for ranting - it just annoys me that "Great" Britain just handed all these manufacturing opportunities away.

MSS · 4th April 2019, 07:25

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Originally Posted by roverbarmy

Poorly made drop links, water pumps, master and slave cylinders, bearings, discs, pressed steel and welded suspension components ..................... please feel free to add your own experiences to the list. How long before there are deaths attributed to failing components, in the same way that household electrical items have failed. My apologies for ranting - it just annoys me that "Great" Britain just handed all these manufacturing opportunities away.

Surely, it is because people no longer pay for quality?

You will find that many far eastern 'manufacturers' are pressing car parts one day of the week, kitchen utensils the next day, toys the following day, etc. using originals as patterns to produce something of vaguely the same form. They probably use the same material for all three.

planenut · 4th April 2019, 08:16

They are amazingly perished, and I've not seen that condition before, even on replacing original ones.

bikerdude666 · 4th April 2019, 09:06

I drive on normal roads, in normal conditions, I don’t go down dusty tracks, where I work it’s a tarmac road leading to a tarmac car park. The only time it sees a dusty road is at campsites for 1 week in the summer.

I’ve been back on my order history, these were ordered early last June, and fitted the next weekend. I sent a message about perishing on 30th September, was offered a replacement set of boots, and fitted these in the October half term. Had the wheels off last weekend and saw the state of the replacement boots so replaced with a brand I can’t remember, from Wilco.

The failed links had a 2 year warranty, but I figured 2 sets of boots in 10 months, I can’t be bothered with them and just won’t buy them from there again. Which is a shame as the actual joint is still fine, so with a clean up and degrease may well last, just needs boots that don’t perish.

As for quality, I went for these because they were supposed to be ‘OEM quality’, which they certainly don’t seem to be.

bl52krz · 4th April 2019, 19:34

Hi Steve. I don’t know if it is the picture, but those rubber covers don’t look to good. You will have to let us know what make and or where you got them from if they are any good.

bl52krz · 4th April 2019, 19:41

OEM quality. Translation:- Old English Mediocre.

Arctic · 5th April 2019, 20:52

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

Hi Steve. I don’t know if it is the picture, but those rubber covers don’t look to good. You will have to let us know what make and or where you got them from if they are any good.

Hi David.
They are ok I have used similar in the past and they are still going, also I have a few spare boots if I needed them from way back when rubber was rubber

found some old drop links in the shed today as well which were taken off car not long back, they are still good as well, it just remembering where I got them from

mbev51 · 6th April 2019, 06:54

Why we want trade deals with countries that make substandard pattern parts is beyond me. Ive learned my lesson.

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bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,393 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	OEM quality. Translation:- Old English Mediocre. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

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planenut Regional Secretary Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Heathrow Posts: 6,955 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts	They are amazingly perished, and I've not seen that condition before, even on replacing original ones.

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bikerdude666 Posted a thing or two Jaguar Xe diseasal Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Little Stanion, Corby Posts: 1,922 Thanks: 363 Thanked 390 Times in 241 Posts	I drive on normal roads, in normal conditions, I don’t go down dusty tracks, where I work it’s a tarmac road leading to a tarmac car park. The only time it sees a dusty road is at campsites for 1 week in the summer. I’ve been back on my order history, these were ordered early last June, and fitted the next weekend. I sent a message about perishing on 30th September, was offered a replacement set of boots, and fitted these in the October half term. Had the wheels off last weekend and saw the state of the replacement boots so replaced with a brand I can’t remember, from Wilco. The failed links had a 2 year warranty, but I figured 2 sets of boots in 10 months, I can’t be bothered with them and just won’t buy them from there again. Which is a shame as the actual joint is still fine, so with a clean up and degrease may well last, just needs boots that don’t perish. As for quality, I went for these because they were supposed to be ‘OEM quality’, which they certainly don’t seem to be.

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mbev51 Banned Removed Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Removed Posts: 1,343 Thanks: 171 Thanked 315 Times in 223 Posts	Why we want trade deals with countries that make substandard pattern parts is beyond me. Ive learned my lesson.