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No good turn goes unpunshed :(

Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:47 pm
by henpecked
probably close to 3 months ago I lent Silverbullet my power steering bracket so he could make a copy as he had discovered that the standard bracket that he had would not do the job when he went to put in his power steering , its in another thread here.

Fast (slow) forward and I totally forget that he still has it, AND he leaves for 5 weeks in the UK mooching off relatives that probably don't realise how much he eats :eek: - AND I decide to put the power steering into the silver brumby 2 days before i need to tow a camper trailer away for the long weekend.

Get 2/3rds through the job and "discover" that the standard bracket will not fit - Panic attack at stress city :shock:



Then I remember that I stole a second power steering set up 3 weeks ago, and I pray to Murphy that I also got the same bracket at the time - and I had !!!


here are photos of the difference, power steering one is on the left in all photos - interesting that the standard one is all fancy pressed metal with reinforcing flanges etc, and the power steering one is just bent thicker strap metal.

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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2015 3:07 am
by Silverbullet
Bugger! :-o

Glad you got it sorted in the end, apologies for jetting off and leaving you in the lurch. I'm pretty sure I messaged you about it, I should have returned your bracket before I left.

Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2015 10:19 am
by Proton mouse
An even bigger stressor is when you have spent hours and hours cleaning, degreasing, painting and installing the Brumby engine X-member.
Fitted the engine, control arms, struts and brakes to it.
AND THEN find out that some Brumby X-members wont accept the power steering rack at all within their mounting points :evil::evil::evil:

Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2015 5:26 pm
by El_Freddo
I've never heard of that happening Pmouse!

Cheers

Bennie

Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 12:41 am
by FujiFan
here are photos of the difference, power steering one is on the left in all photos - interesting that the standard one is all fancy pressed metal with reinforcing flanges etc, and the power steering one is just bent thicker strap metal.
That is dispicable :p From my experience this is similar to L series!


+1
I've never heard of that happening
My sense of frustration is ready to boil with these types of headaches :evil:

J.

Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 12:26 pm
by Phizinza
Haha, you're a stirer Geoff!