They can jam the return up, overcoming external springs. Been there, done
that. I toss them and use good long springs that are far less likely to break.
On Dec 18, 2010, at 6:45 PM, Scott Janzen wrote:
> what makes them dangerous - relying only on them for the return, or is there
some other complication if they break, even if there are external return
springs elsewhere on the linkage?
>
> On Dec 18, 2010, at 10:14 PM, Bill Babcock wrote:
>
> Really you should just take them out. They are dangerous and they always
> break--it's just a matter of when
> On Dec 18, 2010, at 3:00 PM, Mark J Bradakis wrote:
>
>> And of course the ugly, like going to the store to get a few more
>> items for dinner and coming back to find some unknown dimwit
>> ran into your fence. What fun. It is cold, dark and rainy, I'll look
>> at it tomorrow, it may not be too difficult to fix.
>>
>> The Good - Totally unexpected to me I found an FOT grill badge
>> in my PO Box. Now I see why folks have been praising it. It is
>> very nice. It is so nice to get tokens of appreciation for the work
>> I put into Team.Net.
>>
>> The Bad - One FOT person who does not appreciate the way I've handled
>> things is Rob, the one who sent out the message about the Weber carbs.
>> He is well within his rights to drag me to the town square and throw
>> me in the stocks. We made an agreement back in August about this
>> purchase. The crash I had with the CRV should have delayed the
>> shipment no more than a week or two while my leg healed. As he
>> said, it is now 4 months. I have no valid reason for such a delay, but
>> can offer all sorts of lame excuses. Sad to say this is not the first
>> time such pointless procrastination on my part has been involved in
>> parts dealings with FOT folks. I'd like to swear it will never happen
>> again, but habit is a powerful force to overcome. And when it comes to
>> habits I have plenty of bad ones. So it goes.
>>
>> The carbs will be on their way soon. I need to replace the internal
return
>> spring on one, should not be a problem. They are a problem if they break
>> while on the car, as Tony Drews found out at Hallet a few years back.
Glad
>> I was able to assist with that problem.
>>
>> Enough personal blatherings, back to Triumph racing.
>>
>> mjb.
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