[Fot] Steering rack failure at Kcup

[toodamnfunky at comcast.net]

According to Moss they hadn't heard from anyone in the US that had a failure.
They had heard rumors and stories but nobody

that actually had a failure called them to discuss it or find out what was
being done about it. If you have no first hand documented cases

fromB customers I couldn't expect them to start sending out press releases.
>From two documented cases in Europe they began a series of

destructive testing to determine the pull out strength of the current and
pre-2010 racks. As I understand it the post 2010 racks tested 125%

of the OEM pull out strength.

jim g

----- Original Message -----

From: "Allen Washatko" <awashatko at wi.rr.com>
To: "fot" <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 8:16:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Steering rack failure at Kcup

I see a potential lawsuit brewing. Several years of documented B 
failures of steering racks and no response from Moss! A worse accident B 
and the lawyers will be all over this issue. What gives with Moss?
On May 20, 2014, at 3:14 PM, Tony Drews wrote:

> I'd pull it and put an OEM one back in. B You may be able to drill B 
> and tap a hole to put one or more pins in it, but total steering B 
> failure is not a good thing!
>
> Tony Drews
>
> At 02:40 PM 5/20/2014, Chuck Arnold and/or Kathleen Kelley wrote:
>> Is there any fix for this? B I have one of those in the car now! B 
>> Should I
>> pull it?
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Greg And Alison Blake <
>> ablake2 at austin.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> > This weekend at the Kastner Cup race at ECR Dad's steering rack B 
>> let go
>> > right
>> > after the left hand turn at the end of the back straight. B 
>> Fortunately no
>> > one
>> > was injured and the car was ok. Ed Barnard came to the rescue B 
>> with a quick
>> > drive to his shop for a OEM rack pulled off the shelf. Dad was B 
>> ready for
>> > racing come Sunday morning.
>> >
>> > The failed rack was an aftermarket rack. We don't know the orgin B 
>> of the
>> > rack
>> > as it was in the car when he purchased it in 2009.
>> >
>> > The rack tube pulled out of the pinion housing. B In looking at B 
>> the rack
>> > tube,
>> > this appears to be a poor design. The steel tube is simple B 
>> pressed into the
>> > aluminum pinion casting. There is no evidence of a positive means B 
>> of
>> > securing
>> > the rack tube to the casting.
>> >
>> > Needless to say, I'll be sourcing a OEM rack to replace my quick B 
>> rack
>> > before
>> > the next race.
>> >
>> > As has been stated before, if you are using a replacement rack, B 
>> check it
>> > carefully.
>> >
>> > This could have been a very disastrous failure.
>> >
>> > We have pictures if you want them.
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