FDM SSK/Goldenrod...Another Satisfied Customer!
#16
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#17
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Rod ends are great and last as long as they are greased and are kept clean. Its why they aren't used in street set-ups in suspension arms. There is a company that makes countless sized and shaped rubber dust boots for them.
Found the link...Seals It. If I used a rod end bearing, I'd cover it with one of those.
Last edited by IXLR8; 12-22-2012 at 09:11 AM.
#19
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I never said that.
Usually things always work a lot better after a "worn out" part is replaced. Sort of like "I replaced those crappy Porsche control arm bushings (that were worn out) and the car handles so much better". I never knew Porsches handled so poorly right from the factory.
Anyway, lets get some answers to the original question...how many miles?
Usually things always work a lot better after a "worn out" part is replaced. Sort of like "I replaced those crappy Porsche control arm bushings (that were worn out) and the car handles so much better". I never knew Porsches handled so poorly right from the factory.
Anyway, lets get some answers to the original question...how many miles?
#20
Installed my SSK & G-Rod last Tuesday...now it shifts like a dream. My C4 has 53,xxx miles and the shifting was getting a little 'vague'..as in hard to find the gate sometimes. Notchy, too. Now the shift lever finds the gates like a bird dog on the scent. Only issue for us AWD owners is that the center under-tray can't be reinstalled w/o pounding a dimple into it to create some add'l room under the shift mechanism. Not a big deal and real easy once I put some heat to the metal under-tray before deforming it with a ball peen hammer.
#21
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I never said that.
Usually things always work a lot better after a "worn out" part is replaced. Sort of like "I replaced those crappy Porsche control arm bushings (that were worn out) and the car handles so much better". I never knew Porsches handled so poorly right from the factory.
Anyway, lets get some answers to the original question...how many miles?
Usually things always work a lot better after a "worn out" part is replaced. Sort of like "I replaced those crappy Porsche control arm bushings (that were worn out) and the car handles so much better". I never knew Porsches handled so poorly right from the factory.
Anyway, lets get some answers to the original question...how many miles?
Time takes it's toll on rubber and the nylon cups. The grease softens the cups over the years and they can and do fail... Leaving you stranded.
Anyhow, pretty sure you've chewed on this bone plenty in the past.
Carry on with your agenda
#22
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I never said that.
Usually things always work a lot better after a "worn out" part is replaced. Sort of like "I replaced those crappy Porsche control arm bushings (that were worn out) and the car handles so much better". I never knew Porsches handled so poorly right from the factory.
Anyway, lets get some answers to the original question...how many miles?
Usually things always work a lot better after a "worn out" part is replaced. Sort of like "I replaced those crappy Porsche control arm bushings (that were worn out) and the car handles so much better". I never knew Porsches handled so poorly right from the factory.
Anyway, lets get some answers to the original question...how many miles?
Adios
#23
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For example, we'd read countless threads on control arm bushings; some even admitted to the old ones being totally at end-of-life. The laughable part is that the aftermarket item was so much better. Well of course it is, if it is replacing a worn out item. I bet when my control arm bushings go and I replace them with OEM, I'll have the same hassle-free, long term performance that Porsche is known for.
And before anyone goes off on a tangent re sponsor bashing, a local 993er who recently installed PU control arm bushings complained to me that they were making squeaking/groaning noise when going over bumps. Giving the producer of those bushings the benefit of the doubt, I told the owner to check his sway bar rubber bushings and to lube them with silicone grease first.
#24
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Speaking of tangents... How about starting another thread since you have taken this one way off it's original topic.
Merry Christmas, Alex!
Hope you and your family have a good one.
Merry Christmas, Alex!
Hope you and your family have a good one.
#25
Race Director
#28
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Santa
I asked Santa for the SS and goldenrod. I think he got it but have to wait a few more days! Not sure I asked for the two seals. Where do you get those?
#30
Nordschleife Master
I had FDM install mine when the car had 28K miles on it .. nothing was worn out and the shifting felt good. The difference is night and day IMHO .. shifter sits a bit higher which I've found I prefer and the feel is snickety-snick, crisp, precise and short .. exactly what you'd expect. BIG improvement over the stock setup.