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Originally Posted by BertMk2
Fair point - problem found but cause not? Why did a new TCA bush give up the ghost after so little use? Crap bush or something causing it to wear excessively?
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It's 'cos of Uncle Henry's crap suspension concepts.
Back in the 1960s many will remember MKI Lotus Cortinas on tight bends (Bottom at Brands was the classic!) and pilots such as Jim Clark, Jack Sears et al, powering into the next bot thru the bend with the inner wheel er, sort of floating in the ether?
Cause: on the sideways thrust developed at speed, the bearing inside the McFearful strut simply gave up and locked as it was pushed sideways.
Henry's quaintly described "Service Fix" (all problems in use needing a quick - and cheap! - solution, were called "Service Fixes"!) was to produce the bearings with conical faces.
Did wonders for the surface the strut bearing, well bore on!
Perhaps the best two service fixes were:
1. All affected passenger cars: squeaking from underpan bodywork in service. Cause; poor spot welds in production. Service Fix: spray Adsil Silicone on the offending joints, in order they well, squeaked silently!
2. Rear Axle outer wheel bearing rotating in housing ruining oil seals and if left, bearing housing at axle end. Making nasty rear-end noises on cornering.
Service Fix: fit new wheel bearing and seal: press bearing in with copious amounts of the new wonder drug, Locktite!
Working for a while in the passenger car and Tech Service, warranty and policy division, Ford Europe was much of an eye opener. If one possessed much of an engineering and sensitive spirit, after a month it had to placed neatly in cold storage.