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CHECK Your Lemforder Parts, They May NOT Be German Any More |
914Sixer |
Oct 1 2021, 06:54 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,988 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region |
The place of manufacture JUMPED out at me on this tie rod end. I know it is the way of the world.
Reminds me of the shuttle astronaut I talked to. I asked what was the scariest part of the trip to space. He said " Knowing the low cost bidder built the damm thing". (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Attached thumbnail(s) |
Mikey914 |
Oct 1 2021, 03:32 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,711 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
Given that they are a German company and they do realize that their brand stands for quality they are probably very heavy on the QC side.
If their parts aren't to the highest standards they are no different than any other and there are lower brands with out the QC that sell for less. I'd argue that if they have made this move it would kill them to have inferior parts. If you look at the aluminum extrusion Marketwire I have most of my experience from). The East started making extrusions cheaper using low tech presses and being subsidized by governments ( not just China, Malaysia was one). They since have invested in high tolerance automated presses. They have the capability of producing very high quality tight tolerance parts. I recently had issues with SAPA fudging certification on extrusion alloys. How we caught them was the large thresholds. When we anodized them we had discolorations. Turns out they were mixed with higher recycled content that actually has a very small amount of ferris material. We were able to have new bullet extruded, but there were military and even some Boeing parts that were out of spec. Forced them to reorganize the local division as the liability was back breaking. We no longer use them. Greed and underhanded dealings are not just a "eastern" issue. |
Superhawk996 |
Oct 1 2021, 04:03 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,469 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Greed and underhanded dealings are not just a "eastern" issue. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) |
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