quality of re con dampers.

Post by **XDB** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:00 pm

Has anyone any experience of sub standard re con units. On another forum a member has had one come apart not long after it was fitted. Apparently there is a quality issue (again) with new dampers and some suppliers are advising against fitting them, but if re con ones are also sub standard where next.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:44 pm

I am surprised that 'new' lever arm dampers are still available - unless new-old-stock?

Post by **XDB** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:36 am

In this instance they are for a Midget and are new copies.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:12 am

Ahhh.

Post by **minor_hickup** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:37 pm

Are recon dampers sub standard? I'm a bit confused by this post.Are you saying the new copies or the recon dampers are not up to scratch?

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:46 pm

I've not seen any comments about either new or re-con, until now. So I guess in general they must be ok!

Post by **PSL184** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:12 pm

I bought 2 rear recons from BM recently and they are very good. The key to the quality is in the state of the units submitted in exchange. If the castings are worn then the recon will not be any good as it cannot be sucessfully bushed, so always check for play in the arm before submitting for exchange or accepting recon units....