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Re: Did Saab/GM figure out the root cause?
Posted by Stephen Goldberger [Email] (more from Stephen Goldberger) on Wed, 27 Apr 2011 06:45:45
In Reply to: Did Saab/GM figure out the root cause?, Steve T., Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:30:58
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I'm told that the repair procedure includes replacing a plastic spring seat washer with a zinc one. The actual failure (I've looked at one closely) is fatigue (big surprise) with the suspected initiation site being a corrosion pit. A zinc washer would tend to suppress corrosion.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Broken Springs, Chadwick , Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:25:38
- Re: Broken Springs, Dan , Sat, 7 May 2011 04:39:24
- Re: Broken Springs, John Rose, Tue, 3 May 2011 14:41:38
- My understanding is..., Chadwick , Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:56:38
- So far have not seen one, only heard about it. n/m, SWEDECAR , Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:06:19
- Did Saab/GM figure out the root cause?, Steve T., Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:30:58
- Re: Broken Springs, PSB, Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:38:54
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