ElmrPhD
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| posted on 23/2/13 at 03:33 PM |
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RT+ rear upper wishbone bracket design???
Hi guys,
Am I the only one whose Vortx has an upper rear wishbone bracket (on both sides) that can in no way allow an unmolested washer and bolt-head or nut in
there?
I have a pic' of what I mean, but don't know how to post it here. Guess I'll investigate the "photo archive" thingy.
Thanks,
Steve, in the NLs
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ElmrPhD
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| posted on 23/2/13 at 03:39 PM |
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Ok, I put the image in my Photo Archive, but...it's rotated 90 degrees CCW. The view is from the left passenger's side (driver's
side, here in Holland...) of the upper rear wishbone (foreward-most) pivot bolt.
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Brett Jones
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| posted on 23/2/13 at 03:43 PM |
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Hi Steve,
I will go take a pic for you now and upload it but I haven't installed my rear suppension yet.
Regards
Brett
http://mnrvtecvortxbuild.blogspot.co.uk/
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Davey D
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| posted on 23/2/13 at 03:54 PM |
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On my vortx there were a few mounts that were VERY tight for a bolt head, or nut to fit in, but yours is even worse. They obviously haven't
fitted the bracket correctly/in the right place. The welding around the bracket doesn't look the greatest either :-(
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Brett Jones
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| posted on 23/2/13 at 03:55 PM |
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Hi Steve,
I have just loaded two pics to my archive, it does look very tight.
Regards
Brett
http://mnrvtecvortxbuild.blogspot.co.uk/
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Relph
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| posted on 23/2/13 at 05:43 PM |
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Mine was very tight aswell. The nut just fits on mine but I had to file the washer down quite alot.
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ElmrPhD
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| posted on 24/2/13 at 11:55 AM |
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Indeed, the welding on my MNR RT+ chassis has been quite a disappointment. Sad - not what I was expecting.
And this insane bracket location, supplied with ordinary nut/bolt/washer - how can they not expect complaints?
"Blakep82" suggested using a socket/cap/allen bolt, which I agree would be an improvement, but mine will still need additional filing
down. Fortunately, this bolt is big for dimensions' sake and not because a great deal of tensile strength is required here. So, I'll
file away and expect that moderate torque on the bolt will be good enough.
If MNR had just acknowledged such things from the beginning then it would be much, much less of a crappy surprise.
Anyway, we're getting there.
I'm gonna put a couple more pix of this crap on my photo archive for clarity. Hope it helps.
Hey, this forum is great!
Cheers,
Steve, in the NLs
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ElmrPhD
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| posted on 24/2/13 at 12:09 PM |
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Sorry (Blakep82) but the system ain't allowing me to upload alternate views of the same stupid bracket/hole. Weird, cuz the error message is
about the file being the wrong type, but it's simply the next file after the one that it did let me upload. I hate computers. So, that's
the only view we get for now.
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ElmrPhD
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| posted on 25/2/13 at 10:31 AM |
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To be fair, I am informed, now, that the minor welding issues referred to above are the result of my particular chassis following an unorthodox
production/(third party modification) path and should not be considered representative of MNR's in-house finish quality.
Thanks to those who've offered solutions.
Steve, in the NLs
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