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Originally Posted by Human  Many suppliers for example ZF delivers complete front and rear axle assemblies to the OEM's, thus they are not assembled inhouse.
If you look at the - what seems to be a crack in the balljoint arm (composite aluminium itself) that could be component failure from bad casting..... |
You're right, could also be a material failure. I didn't knew some suppliers deliver entire, pre-assembled axles.
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Originally Posted by Human In the end Coolraoul I am not a engineer or even near, so I hope that Opel - in the midst
of it's crisis with GM etc. they resolve these problems wich can make them loose customers. These problems could create a reputation that could take decades to rectify and recover from a 'poor build quality' reputation. |
I too hope Opel can get its acts together. The newer models are promising, and I have to say I loved the last Astra (design, finish were outstanding imo, and the outfashioned rear axle didn't bother me that much). Only that the quality problems were fatal letdowns...
07-16-2009, 10:14 AM
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