Thread: Calling for assistance from towing gurus

If it contacts anything in the coupling it will wear it. I'd be taking that one back for a change over, it is damaged. They've just tried to get away with it. If its not a problem, then I'm sure they can put it on the shelf for resale.

Take it back.....one would wonder why they didn’t just use the big flats at the bottom.

Originally Posted by W&KO

Take it back.....one would wonder why they didn’t just use the big flats at the bottom.

Why take precious seconds to find the correct sized spanner when the vice grips are closer...

back she goes.

that doesnt even get to being unfit for purpose, it stops right at goods damaged by poor workmanship.

but, yes if that gets in contact with the reciever it will shred it in short order.

if you want to go unfit for purpose.

1. its damaged and will damaged the item its designed to couple to.
2. if its been damaged by holding it with the appropriate tooling during installation then the metal has not been correctly hardened


Just because I'm evil and nasty to shoddy spanner swingers I'd be going so far as to inspect every nut bolt washer, fitting, electrical connection, panel and structural member for any signs of stress, deformation, percussive installation, protective finish abrasions, cracking and undue removal. I'd find it and then be providing the old "rectify or remove at your cost and refund the purchase price" routine

I wouldn't cop that either,incorrectly fitted.Rough job.

It wouldn't have taken long to find a 15" shifter to fit the flat that is there to do the job properly, one would think.

Or the correctly sized spanner.

Particularly if these guys do that type of work all day.

Actually, looks like the marks are from stilsens.

This is actually one of 4 issues I found with the work done to my car, and I will see how the company responds to this before I name names.

Supplementary question, is there any way that the installation of a diff locker could cause an increase in fuel consumption i.e. increased drag?

Originally Posted by Graekynn

This is actually one of 4 issues I found with the work done to my car, and I will see how the company responds to this before I name names.

Supplementary question, is there any way that the installation of a diff locker could cause an increase in fuel consumption i.e. increased drag?

What type of diff lock? It shouldn't affect consumption. I could see how an LSD might, but hardly. A locker shouldn't unless it is locked - you would feel it if it was locked.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

What type of diff lock? It shouldn't affect consumption. I could see how an LSD might, but hardly. A locker shouldn't unless it is locked - you would feel it if it was locked.

Harrop e-locker. Car seems to corner fine and no strange noises or steering feedback, maybe its just my paranoia, but the needle just seemed to drop real fast on the return trip and I was wondering whether incorrect preloads or even just the fact that its a new 'tight' centre might be causing drag.

Again it may be nothing, but I swear whenever I get someone else to touch my car there is always some bull**** like that that happens....