John:
Any chance the bolt maker was Chinese? Ford has been trying to
qualify a Chinese bolt supplier to replace their US supplier, but I
understand that they keep failing for quality issues.
I recently avoided another Chinese goods issue on the TR6. When
I went to buy tires for the 6 after completing the resto (it had the
original red lines on the car) The tire dealer offered me a real deal on
some Chinese tires. I said "No thanks, the Chinese are not yet in the
game from a quality standpoint". One year later the same Chinese tires
were all being recalled for catastrophic failures. Dodged a bullet on
that one.
I am wondering if you are another victim, along with the Heparin
fatalities, Chinese tire owners, and many others. Giving the sale to the
low bidder is not always a good idea.
Curious,
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces+vance.navarrette=intel.com@autox.team.net
[mailto:6pack-bounces+vance.navarrette=intel.com@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of John North
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 11:46 AM
To: Triumph 6 Pack
Subject: Re: [6pack] Torquing rod bolts
To close this loop, I talked to the vendor who tested their supply and
found them defective. Of course the vendor will make things right.
At this point I think I'll take Dick's suggestion and look over the
old ones - at least they kept things together before!!!
John
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