All good points. The main reason that Shipwright's has not infected me
(and because I'm cheap). You are often times better off with the part
you have rather than add lower grade parts and induce multiple problems.
Those are always fun to troubleshoot.
Jay
On Thu, 25 Oct 2001 10:48:16 -0400 "James Franks" <jimmble@adelphia.net>
writes:
> I've found the same thing to hold true with replacement bearings and
> synchros. I have a box of old bearings and synchro cups that came
> out of
> old boxes that I am saving for use in my own stuff.
>
> (Heavy sigh)
>
> Why is it so hard to get good quality parts any more?!
> That is the reason I don't like to work on these cars for people any
> more. Who can afford to do a job twice when the crappy parts fail
> prematurely?
>
> For example, the rubber seals on the outside of my Porsche are 15
> years
> old and look new. I can't get a new TR seal to last 3 years without
> getting hard and brittle. Or what about the new door panel clips
> that
> don't hold as well as the old ones? Has anyone tried to fit a new
> aluminum windshield frame capping? If you get new engine pistons, be
> sure to have your machine shop mic ALL 6, because they can vary a
> great
> deal! The OD switches sometimes don't work right out of the box.
> Transmission bushings aren't made to proper spec and need massaging
> to
> work at all. Hood release cables that fail within a month after you
> install them due to sloppy build specs. (Not to mention our clutch
> woes)
>
> My point is, if you go to the trouble to remake a part, can't you
> make
> it out of the proper materials, to a specification at least equal to
> the
> original? Just because a part looks about the same doesn't mean it
> will
> fit and perform properly.
>
> I love these cars after driving and owning them for 20 years, and
> would
> like to see them on the road in the future. My frustration has
> increased
> after buying my 944 turbo, and seeing how good the restoration parts
> are
> for it. Everything fits and performs as it should. I basically don't
> think that BMH is taking care of business, and we are paying the
> price.
> I just don't know what to do about it.
>
> Just venting
>
> Jim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Harris" <sharris@smhelectronics.com>
> To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 8:52 AM
> Subject: Rhp Bearings
>
>
> > RHP Makes Junk!.
> > The replacement mainshaft bearings that are available for a GT6
> > transmission also unfortunately come from RHP. The originals were
> Hoffman.
> > The originals after 30 years and 150,000 miles felt better and
> were
> far
> > quieter than the new RHP bearings. The RHP bearings feel rough as
> you
> spin
> > them "new out of the box". My instincts told me not to use them,
> but I
> did,
> > and 400 miles later the rear mainshaft bearing in the transmission
> failed.
> > The tranny came out again and the originals were installed. 7000
> miles
> later
> > and not a sound. I agree, don't use RHP unless you have to. Try to
> find NOS
> > if you can. The quality of these reproduction parts (syncro's and
> bearings
> > come to mind) is not good.
> >
> >
> > Steve Harris
> > Secretary CCBCC
> >
> > 71 TR6
> > 73 GT6
> > and several others....
> >
> >
> > "Nelson Riedel wrote
> >
> > RHP is the company or brand --- it's stamped on the bearing.
> The
> latest
> > TRF
> > TR250-TR6 catalog says they prefer to sell RHP gearbox mainshaft
> bearings,
> > implying that RHP are the good ones. After all the crap I've
> heard
> about
> > RHP release bearings, I'll think long and hard before replacing
> those
> > mainshaft bearings when I do a gearbox rebuild."
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