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Re: [Fot] TR4 TR6 quick rack

To: "charly@mitchelplumbing.com" <charly@mitchelplumbing.com> FILETIME=[CE9375E0:01D11B27]
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR4 TR6 quick rack
From: Tony Sheach <tony.sheach@live.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2015 19:49:56 +0000
Cc: "<fot@autox.team.net>" <fot@autox.team.net>
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Charly

There were a large number of failures of these racks in the UK on both road and 
competition cars. For MOSS to say that there was only one is simply untrue.

I personally had TWO failures of brand new racks about 18 months apart. Both of 
these failures involved the pinion housing separating from the rack tube at 
high speed in very dangerous circumstances.

I would NOT recommend the use of a MOSS rack to anyone, whether for road or 
competition use because the manufacturing quality is poor and the material 
quality is similarly inadequate. The information that I was given at a meeting 
face to face with MOSS in london have me the impression that some testing had 
been done, but the solution to the problem really had not been found (ie do the 
job properly).

I now use a custom made rack which has a single piece pinion housing and rack 
tube made from billet aluminium. These are being made in the UK. I will never 
use a steering rack supplied by MOSS again. 

Regards

Tony 

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> On 9 Nov 2015, at 07:04, Charly <charly@mitchelplumbing.com> wrote:
> 
> Friends,
> 
> I have a friend wanting to buy a quick steering rack for his TR4A.  I told 
> him there was a problem with them, but I thought it was resolved.  I searched 
> the archives 
> and could find anything about it.  Does someone in the group know the outcome 
> of the problems that were brought to Moss on these quick racks?
> Thanks, 
> Charly Mitchel
> Tr6 #44
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