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From: Willy Eckerslyke on 3 Feb 2010 03:53 Conor wrote: > In article <7sr0urFu0aU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Willy Eckerslyke says... >> Conor wrote: >> >>> The A614 on East Yorks is so bad that a recent test showed that if the >>> driver was working for a company and experiencing the levels of impact >>> and vibration similar to driving down that road that the company would >>> be breaking H&S rules. >> Does said company set a minimum speed limit for their drivers then? > > Did I mention that the employee was driving a vehicle? Ah, this is one of those brainteaser things, is it? .... Nope, I give up. How else can we interpret what you wrote above?
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 3 Feb 2010 04:47 In article <mn.144e7da27d5c5c25.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, Harry Bloomfield <harry.m1byt(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > > In those days leaf springs could be repaired by any blacksmith. Who > > would also re-set them to the correct height. I dunno if coil springs > > could be repaired - but it's cheaper just to replace them anyway. > The only way to repair a leaf spring is to replace the broken leaf and > rebuild it. A broken leaf can be welded and re-tempered. Or a new one made up. Blacksmiths used to do this pretty quickly. Certainly didn't have to wait for a spare part to arrive from the makers. > There is no way to repair a broken coil spring other than > replace the complete spring. It's probably possible but not economical. -- *If horrific means to make horrible, does terrific mean to make terrible? Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound.
From: john on 3 Feb 2010 11:16 "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:482an.34864$Ym4.16131(a)text.news.virginmedia.com... > tic wrote: >> Mercedes say stone chips hitting the coil spring and chipping the >> paint causing corrosion and fatigue of the spring causes them to >> break!!! > > if that were an actual problem then mercedes would plastic coat the > springs mercedes springs seem to be extra long... > >
From: asahartz on 3 Feb 2010 13:44 On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 06:42:11 -0000, "thomas" <to0oommygin(a)retardedloony.com> wrote: >sleeping policemen/speed bumps are dangerous and I'm sure have contributed >to deaths (damaged tyres/suspension resulting in crashes away from the ruddy >things) > >Honestjohn.co.uk often mentions that european springs spec/finishing and >states the ends are not treated properly so that salt muck gets into the >ends resulting in weakness and breakage - Japanese ones are >chamfered/treated(?) somehow > I've had the original springs _and_the subsequent replacements break on the rear of two Previas now. Current car is on its third set. Speed bumps & potholes don't help, but let's face it, modern cars are much biggers and heavier than those of yesteryear, and they tend to do far higher mileages too. Couple this with the components being computer-designed to a spec, rather than over-engineered to last. It's hardly surprising that they break. -- asahartz woz ere
From: Duncan Wood on 3 Feb 2010 14:22
On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:44:45 -0000, asahartz <asahartz(a)hotmeatpiemail.com> wrote: > On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 06:42:11 -0000, "thomas" > <to0oommygin(a)retardedloony.com> wrote: > >> sleeping policemen/speed bumps are dangerous and I'm sure have >> contributed >> to deaths (damaged tyres/suspension resulting in crashes away from the >> ruddy >> things) >> >> Honestjohn.co.uk often mentions that european springs spec/finishing >> and >> states the ends are not treated properly so that salt muck gets into the >> ends resulting in weakness and breakage - Japanese ones are >> chamfered/treated(?) somehow >> > I've had the original springs _and_the subsequent replacements break on > the rear of two Previas now. Current car is on its third set. > > Speed bumps & potholes don't help, but let's face it, modern cars are > much biggers and heavier than those of yesteryear, and they tend to do > far higher mileages too. Couple this with the components being > computer-designed to a spec, rather than over-engineered to last. It's > hardly surprising that they break. & 1/2 your spring is unsprung weight, every bit you get rid of improves the ride. |