Copey
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as per title  thankfully i was just turnin the car round in my mates drive!! dread to think what could have happened had i been driving at motorway speeds or down a twisty road or in the middle of a town!! could have quite easily caused a fatal accident!! needless to say i will NOT be buyin another Mountney steering wheel!!! |
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1990 Ford Sierra Sapphire GLSi with 2.0 Zetec
1985 Ford Capri 3.0 (was a 2.0 Laser originally)
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kevfromwales
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the conrod's REALLY out the block now!
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what-the-actual-f....
glad you got away with that!
kfw
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Almost on the road: b11 sunny breadvan, e36 tds, 325i skidcar,
nearly there: ford f250 tathauler, suzuki alto, u11 bluey
not for a while: ford pop, 32 rails,
not in this lifetime: ruby, '29 hillman
''unfortanatly I'm quite old and scruffy and in need of some loving. my drive shaft needs a new boot....''
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jamesp
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weve had them in the stock cars ....... jeeeebus least it went on the drive mate
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Foxy
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Making pink manly in the north!
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Saw this earlier on facebook, cant actually believe it but as has been said at least it failed in safe circumstances!
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I'm the handsome fella with the cheesy white specs or is that the cheesy fella with the handsome white specs?
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I'd send it back to mountney to see what they have to say. I betcha they send you a replacement one  |
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sinjon
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thats shocking, they look badly made looking at that pic, is there only 1 rivet on each spoke?  that could have been sooooooooo bad glad it went when it did, not that it should have gone at all. |
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2.9 sierra xr4x4
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Copey
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I'd send it back to mountney to see what they have to say. I betcha they send you a replacement one I have emailed them a photo of it, but I will NOT be having a replacement, if they send one its gettin given away/sold! not havin that happen again!! thats shocking, they look badly made looking at that pic, is there only 1 rivet on each spoke? that could have been sooooooooo bad glad it went when it did, not that it should have gone at all. and yeah, it does look very badly made as you say!! |
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Last Edit: Jul 7, 2011 20:03:06 GMT by Copey
1990 Ford Sierra Sapphire GLSi with 2.0 Zetec
1985 Ford Capri 3.0 (was a 2.0 Laser originally)
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is it a fake/knock off? where'd you get it from?
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mk14dr
Yorkshire and The Humber
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Steering wheel fail!!!mk14dr
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Club Retro Rides Member 85
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Flippin' 'eck   I'd taken my Mountney wheel off escRot anyway, but it won't be going back on ever again judging by that. Very lucky mate, its too scary to even consider it failing under different circumstances... |
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Seth
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MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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if they send one its gettin given away/sold! Make sure its to an enemy and not a friend! Shocking. Was it yours from new or could it have some dubious history that could have lead to a failure? Fortunately steering is normally at its greatest load at slow speed manoeuvers. |
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Copey
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it was brand new, i got it from Scarborough Racing Developments if memory serves, as for as i know its a genuine wheel, came packaged in Mountney box and bag
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1990 Ford Sierra Sapphire GLSi with 2.0 Zetec
1985 Ford Capri 3.0 (was a 2.0 Laser originally)
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speedy88
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"Nice Cortina mate"
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Steering wheel fail!!!speedy88
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Christ, I've got one of these too
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ChasR
RR Helper
motivation
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Steering wheel fail!!!ChasR
@chasr
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I'm a little glad I chose the Mota Lita item over one of those now (getting a brand new 'wheel seemed damn tempting!). At least you were safe and sound  . |
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Davenger
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It's only metal
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Steering wheel fail!!!Davenger
@dminifreak
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Jeebus H Crust!
I always thought the spokes and rim were one piece, not some shonky bodge job.
How can they sleep at night knowing that a key component of your steering system is that badly made?
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antz
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it was brand new, I got it from Scarborough Racing Developments if memory serves, as for as I know its a genuine wheel, came packaged in Mountney box and bag Christ Tom I didnt realise it was the Mountney wheel I got you! I bought it brand new for Tom from a small car shop in Scarborough who is a proper Mountney dealer. Ive had 4 wheels myself from there before and never had any problems. Id get it sent back to Mountney and complain Cant believe thats happened  |
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Christ mate - glad it happened at low speeds. That's terrifying!
Get a Momo....
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Porsche 924 - gone
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Garry
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As Seth says, I think the combination of no PAS, wide wheels and not much movement of the car (i.e it wasn't driving at speed) meant the forces required to turn the wheel were too much for where the wheel rim attaches to the spokes. I wouldn't be too worried as in normal driving, the weight of the steering would never be that heavy to snap it like that.
That said, I'd get a Moto-Lita replacement, their wheels are stamped from one piece of metal (rim and spokes as one) before it is pressed over a buck to create dish.
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Last Edit: Jul 7, 2011 21:37:54 GMT by Garry
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MrSpeedy
East Midlands
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That is pretty damn rubbish. Glad you got out of it ok.
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Oops, as far as steering wheel fails go, that's probably up there with the biggest!
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