Re: [doc] Vin5789 - Help, I Need Advice On New Steering Rack, Etc
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Re: [doc] Vin5789 - Help, I Need Advice On New Steering Rack, Etc



Hi Chris

Please let me apologise in advance - I did try to be tactful but 
obviously failed! Please forgive my last post. Actually the rack you 
helped me out with was needed as a result of having put *my* perfectly 
good rack from my project car on "Flopsy", and needed the rack from that 
car to go in mine.

I know very little about steering racks. That said, the results of one 
of out later racks was seen by someone who previously had a rack rebuilt 
by your friend - without any prompting, he commented that it "looks a 
lot nicer".

Yes, this was all prior to DMUK, but when we started DMUK, we went to a 
different company for a good reason - much of which is convenience, some 
of which is quality of the results, a lot has to do with the referrals 
we got from other well respected classic restoration places - a referral 
that would probably carry more weight with you too than simply a "friend 
of a friend".

Once again, I apologise for any offense and please nobody think that 
Chris' friend's work is poor or not reliable. What I wrote was opinion only.

I would be interested in getting hold of that useless rack - perhaps 
we'll have more luck?

Now, about those brake discs....... :-)

Best Wishes

Martin

chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:


> When I have had racks rebuilt it was a favour to keep cars on the road, 
> I’m not doing this to make money or earn any kind of living hence the 
> fact I have not mentioned this publicly on the internet, its only word 
> and mouth. I do not ‘wish’ to compete with DMUK and this was before DMUK 
> anyway.. And the end of the day people’s cars were kept on the road so I 
> think it’s unfair to say the results ‘were a long way short’. Does this 
> mean you man replaces the bearings and race, shims with all new parts as 
> standard? Does he gold plate it too? At the end of the day I don’t doubt 
> your man’s ability but I do think it’s unfair to publicly knock my 
> friend who has been rebuilding racks for 20 plus years especially when I 
> helped you out. And I picked up your rack, as a favour, and yes you had 
> to collect it but you could have arranged a courier.
> 
> The rack you mentioned was totally worn out, the ram and the pinion were 
> worn and the race and bearings were shot. This was the reason I had 
> yours rebuilt and not an exchange. This rack will never be used again. 
> The fact is Burman are no longer in existence and therefore parts are 
> becoming hard to find when needed. Which means your man will have to 
> make new parts like PJ Grady does, hence the higher costs.
> 
> As I said before this was something I did before DMUK to help people out 
> and now DMUK are around would rather people go to them as I don’t get 
> anything out of it and its Martin and Dave’s livelihood.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Chris
> 
> 




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