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Old 17th July 2010, 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by davidimurray View Post
As mentioned Ash did have a failure of one of these adjusters on his car. The adjuster broke at the point where the head joined the body. I did some quick sums at the time and due to the angled bush tube (compared to the straight ones on a locost) the camber adjuster see a higher load which could be a contributory factor to the failure. for more info see my previous post - http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/showp...9&postcount=32

I would reccomend that unless you plan to use something like 7075 alloy, make a steel set. If you make bush tubes it is also a good idea to make stepped ones that would prevent the adjuster being pulled out in the event of a failure.
Hi David,
yes i saw that thread from Ash a few weeks ago. I thought it was a once in a lifetime case... Maybe trying to make them in steel.
Since my english is not that perfect (i'm from Belgium), what do you mean by "stepped ones" ?
Greetz,

Wim
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