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The rack I purchased flew apart 20 minutes after it was installed on
the TR6 while sitting in the garage!!!!
Allen
On Nov 10, 2015, at 8:18 AM, Sam Halkias wrote:
> Same deal for me. At Indy last June the rack I had failed exactly
> the same way. Happened at the end of the front straight as I slowed
> from 130 to 50 for the corner. The car started veering left towards
> the wall as I turned right. I hit the wall at 35mph causing severe
> suspension and body damage.
>
>
> Sam Halkias
>
>
>> On Nov 9, 2015, at 2:53 PM, Tony Sheach <tony.sheach@live.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Charly
>>
>> There were a large number of failures of these racks in the UK on
>> both road and competition cars. For MOSS to say that there was only
>> one is simply untrue.
>>
>> I personally had TWO failures of brand new racks about 18 months
>> apart. Both of these failures involved the pinion housing
>> separating from the rack tube at high speed in very dangerous
>> circumstances.
>>
>> I would NOT recommend the use of a MOSS rack to anyone, whether for
>> road or competition use because the manufacturing quality is poor
>> and the material quality is similarly inadequate. The information
>> that I was given at a meeting face to face with MOSS in london have
>> me the impression that some testing had been done, but the solution
>> to the problem really had not been found (ie do the job properly).
>>
>> I now use a custom made rack which has a single piece pinion
>> housing and rack tube made from billet aluminium. These are being
>> made in the UK. I will never use a steering rack supplied by MOSS
>> again.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Tony
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On 9 Nov 2015, at 07:04, Charly <charly@mitchelplumbing.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Friends,
>>>
>>> I have a friend wanting to buy a quick steering rack for his
>>> TR4A. I told him there was a problem with them, but I thought it
>>> was resolved. I searched the archives
>>> and could find anything about it. Does someone in the group know
>>> the outcome of the problems that were brought to Moss on these
>>> quick racks?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Charly Mitchel
>>> Tr6 #44
>>>
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<html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">The rack I purchased flew apart =
20 minutes after it was installed on the TR6 while sitting in the =
garage!!!!<div><br></div><div>Allen<br><div><div>On Nov 10, 2015, at =
8:18 AM, Sam Halkias wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>Same =
deal for me. At Indy last June the rack I had failed exactly the same =
way. Happened at the end of the front straight as I slowed from 130 to =
50 for the corner. The car started veering left towards the wall as I =
turned right. I hit the wall at 35mph causing severe suspension and body =
damage. <br><br><br>Sam Halkias<br><br><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On =
Nov 9, 2015, at 2:53 PM, Tony Sheach <<a =
href=3D"mailto:tony.sheach@live.co.uk";>tony.sheach@live.co.uk</a>> =
wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite">Charly<br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">There were a =
large number of failures of these racks in the UK on both road and =
competition cars. For MOSS to say that there was only one is simply =
untrue.<br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">I personally =
had TWO failures of brand new racks about 18 months apart. Both of these =
failures involved the pinion housing separating from the rack tube at =
high speed in very dangerous circumstances.<br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">I would NOT =
recommend the use of a MOSS rack to anyone, whether for road or =
competition use because the manufacturing quality is poor and the =
material quality is similarly inadequate. The information that I was =
given at a meeting face to face with MOSS in london have me the =
impression that some testing had been done, but the solution to the =
problem really had not been found (ie do the job =
properly).<br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">I now use a =
custom made rack which has a single piece pinion housing and rack tube =
made from billet aluminium. These are being made in the UK. I will never =
use a steering rack supplied by MOSS again. <br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite">Regards<br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Tony =
<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite">Sent from my iPhone<br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite">On 9 Nov 2015, at 07:04, Charly <<a =
href=3D"mailto:charly@mitchelplumbing.com";>charly@mitchelplumbing.com</a>&=
gt; wrote:<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite">Friends,<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite">I have a friend wanting to buy a =
quick steering rack for his TR4A. I told him there was a problem =
with them, but I thought it was resolved. I searched the archives =
<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite">and could find anything about it. Does someone in =
the group know the outcome of the problems that were brought to Moss on =
these quick racks?<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite">Thanks, =
<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite">Charly Mitchel<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite">Tr6 =
#44<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote =
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