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Does anyone have any photo's of the rack separation they could share ?=20
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From: "Allen Washatko" <awashatko@wi.rr.com>=20
To: "Sam Halkias" <atr6racer@hotmail.com>=20
Cc: "Tony Sheach" <tony.sheach@live.co.uk>, "<fot@autox.team.net>" <fot@aut=
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Subject: Re: [Fot] TR4 TR6 quick rack=20
The rack I purchased flew apart 20 minutes after it was installed on the TR=
6 while sitting in the garage!!!!=20
Allen=20
On Nov 10, 2015, at 8:18 AM, Sam Halkias wrote:=20
Same deal for me. At Indy last June the rack I had failed exactly the same =
way. Happened at the end of the front straight as I slowed from 130 to 50 f=
or the corner. The car started veering left towards the wall as I turned ri=
ght. I hit the wall at 35mph causing severe suspension and body damage.=20
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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 un=
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I personally had TWO failures of brand new racks about 18 months apart. Bot=
h of these failures involved the pinion housing separating from the rack tu=
be at high speed in very dangerous circumstances.=20
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I would NOT recommend the use of a MOSS rack to anyone, whether for road or=
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quality is similarly inadequate. The information that I was given at a mee=
ting face to face with MOSS in london have me the impression that some test=
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I now use a custom made rack which has a single piece pinion housing and ra=
ck tube made from billet aluminium. These are being made in the UK. I will =
never use a steering rack supplied by MOSS again.=20
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I have a friend wanting to buy a quick steering rack for his TR4A. =C2=A0I =
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#000000"><DIV aria-label="Compose body">Does anyone have any photo's of the
rack separation they could share ?<BR></DIV>
<DIV aria-label="Compose body">Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV aria-label="Compose body">jim g</DIV>
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text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:
12pt;"><B>From: </B>"Allen Washatko" <awashatko@wi.rr.com><BR><B>To:
</B>"Sam Halkias" <atr6racer@hotmail.com><BR><B>Cc: </B>"Tony Sheach"
<tony.sheach@live.co.uk>, "<fot@autox.team.net>"
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AM<BR><B>Subject: </B>Re: [Fot] TR4 TR6 quick rack<BR>
<DIV><BR></DIV>The rack I purchased flew apart 20 minutes after it was
installed on the TR6 while sitting in the garage!!!!
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<DIV>Allen<BR>
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<DIV>On Nov 10, 2015, at 8:18 AM, Sam Halkias wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV>Same deal for me. At Indy last June the rack I had failed exactly the same
way. Happened at the end of the front straight as I slowed from 130 to 50 for
the corner. The car started veering left towards the wall as I turned right. I
hit the wall at 35mph causing severe suspension and body damage. <BR>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>Sam Halkias<BR>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>On Nov 9, 2015, at 2:53 PM, Tony Sheach <<A
href="mailto:tony.sheach@live.co.uk"; target=_blank
data-mce-href="mailto:tony.sheach@live.co.uk";>tony.sheach@live.co.uk</A>>
wrote:<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>Charly<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>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.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>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.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>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).<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>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. <BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Regards<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Tony <BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>Sent from my iPhone<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>On 9 Nov 2015, at 07:04, Charly <<A
href="mailto:charly@mitchelplumbing.com"; target=_blank
data-mce-href="mailto:charly@mitchelplumbing.com";>charly@mitchelplumbing.com</A>>
wrote:<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>Friends,<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>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 <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>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?<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Thanks, <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>Charly Mitchel<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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