The aircraft carrier I was on pulled into Fremantle/Perth for a weeks R&R. I thought I died and went to heaven. I thought about living there after I got out of the Navy. Then reality and life took over and shot that fantastic plan all to hell. :no:
Did you find the one at this years EOM with Don's picture front and center with the Hawaiian shirt contestants? That should be a great one. Post it up, Please! :yes:
I agree. All they really have to do is duplicate the RaceTech clevis and the problem will be solved. The RaceTech people knew the forces that they were up against. I tip my hat to them. :)
Yeah, fjrob. Sorry, it's called "venting". It'll be done when the process is complete. Anything else will make it even worse. You'll be the first to know when that happens. Sit back and enjoy a swig of your favorite adult beverage. :yes:
All you northerners are starting to make sense to me now. I preferred the week later for it so it'll be a little cooler for me. I had no idea how cold it would be for your trip home. I'm all in for the week before. :grin:
Ok, no problem. We can just agree to disagree. Finding metal failure and what causes them has been my profession for thirty five years. Just trying to lend a helping hand here. All is good. Continue, Please... :)
I'm going to have to disagree with you on the compression load, BakerBoy. That failure is not under a compression load. It's under shear and tension. The tension comes from the bolt squeezing the legs of the clevis together reducing the "gap" that Fred's been talking about. The shock itself is...
Yep, that's a crappy design. They can easily beef up that radius. That's just amateur stuff and I'm pretty sure they didn't subject it to the loads it would be sustaining for 100K miles.
Just my $.02