teflon swivels
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daddy2coull
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to be fair, the closest i will get to serious off roading is a dirt track
AlbertDefender90
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My bp Teflon swivels have done alright. The only problem I found during my rebuild was that the bearings which also came in blue boxes hadn't fared as well.
the_wolf
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Just out of curiosity can you repolish the old swivels? I don't think mines are too bad and after reading this thread I'm not keen on buying new lol. Would much rather prolong the life of mine if possible
Thor1950
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if the base steel is not damaged, I see no reason they can not be re chromed
As long as no elongated mounting points, those failures are truely frighteningly worrying
Mr Noisy
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I encourage everyone to read the thread I linked to on LR4x4
These failures will be fatal eventually.
These failures will be fatal eventually.
Mr Noisy
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The worst thing is not enough people know about it.
On the day of the second swivel breakage I was at Parkwood, and another guy had sheared one on his 90 also and some lads came over to my mud workshop to ask if I had another spare, sadly not the case.
On the day of the second swivel breakage I was at Parkwood, and another guy had sheared one on his 90 also and some lads came over to my mud workshop to ask if I had another spare, sadly not the case.
AlbertDefender90
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Just been looking through the other thread, seems to be all later ones failing with the twin roller bearings. I'll let you know if mine **** themselves after my rebuild. If you want conclusive proof then if you could get hold of a failed Teflon and an original chrome ball then there is a selection of material testing equipment at uni. Mind you'll have to be keen finding them as I'm in my final year now.
Mr Noisy
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Getting them tested is the hard part, although bearmach are so far seeming to perhaps apparently look into something of some description...
AlbertDefender90
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i can get them tested quite easily as i do have access at uni to various hardeness and strain testers etc so i'd get a good understanding of what strength the material is
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I can get stuff tested too if you can't get them done in time or two busy with work at uni.
