I will replace it but just thought I would throw it up here...heard of it but never seen it before....it is just sitting there decompossing onto the floor...weird.
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Nolathene Problem?
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Posted 10 April 2010 - 07:54 PM
Fitting the extractors today I noticed a pile of red nolathene on the front near the front of the car...I thought Shit! I have rats!...but looking closer it was obvious that rodents couldnt get into the nolathne rubbers...then on looking closer...it was more obvious..the nolathene was just sitting there breaking up in the LCA and falling out...look at the second pic at where the bolt is now sitting ...at the top..not in the centre as it is supposed to be.
I will replace it but just thought I would throw it up here...heard of it but never seen it before....it is just sitting there decompossing onto the floor...weird.
R
I will replace it but just thought I would throw it up here...heard of it but never seen it before....it is just sitting there decompossing onto the floor...weird.
R
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Posted 10 April 2010 - 09:31 PM
It must be the enviroment, quick make up a tax to stop it....
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Posted 11 April 2010 - 03:03 AM
Your not alone R, i think cash is better spent elsewhere to be honest....
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Posted 11 April 2010 - 10:00 AM
Whipped the LCA out this morning...you can see the results.other one is starting as well.
Appears to only be the 2 on the drivers side..all others are fine.
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Appears to only be the 2 on the drivers side..all others are fine.
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Posted 11 April 2010 - 10:26 AM
That is bloody disgraceful
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Posted 11 April 2010 - 12:42 PM
WRONG!!!!
After rechecking the left side...it has collapsed too...I have done the drivers side..now have to do the passengers as well! Shit!!!
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After rechecking the left side...it has collapsed too...I have done the drivers side..now have to do the passengers as well! Shit!!!
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Posted 11 April 2010 - 02:08 PM
Send an email to them and show them the pics
Bomber too
Its likely they had a sus batch.... and will replace them free
Bomber too
Its likely they had a sus batch.... and will replace them free
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Posted 11 April 2010 - 03:43 PM
Too late...already replaced with Blue.
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Bad move, seems that it isnt just a Nolethane problem. Exact same thing happened to my LH, i had the blue bushes and they just turned to dust.
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Posted 11 April 2010 - 04:20 PM
Were they blue noltec or blue SuperPro?
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Posted 11 April 2010 - 04:59 PM
I got a whole swag of nolathane gear sittin on the shelf ready to fit to LJ,but now i'm a bit sus on fitting it.
How long does it take for them to die ???
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How long does it take for them to die ???
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Posted 11 April 2010 - 05:43 PM
They came in the car..looked pretty new..it has sat without the motor for 7 months..appears soon as the motor/weight went back on they collapsed..
Having said that..I ran them in Yellow and HDT N0.1 without drama.
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Having said that..I ran them in Yellow and HDT N0.1 without drama.
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Posted 11 April 2010 - 06:39 PM
Just took crap like that out off the fraud's front upper control arms...had turned to something resembling crumbly dried cheese.
Whilst it was rather old, I still put rubber back in.
Whilst it was rather old, I still put rubber back in.
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Posted 11 April 2010 - 07:17 PM
I ran dark Orange neopheme lower bushes in mine 18 year of hard use and no issues at all, these bushes are as hard as anything, I used softer version of same thing (grey) on lower arms on rear end over the same time I install new rubber top control arm which i replaced with neoathane twice before I sold it so three sets of upper bushes in 120,000 and one set of lower which were still going strong, Shocks Koni ajustable rebuilt twice and in need of another rebuild when I sold it
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Posted 11 April 2010 - 07:56 PM
Send an email to them and show them the pics
Bomber too
Its likely they had a sus batch.... and will replace them free
+1 definetely a sus batch , ive seen it with all brands at some time or another and sometimes within days of fitment. (see Bombers post)
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Posted 30 November 2010 - 09:43 AM
Send an email to them and show them the pics
Bomber too
Its likely they had a sus batch.... and will replace them free
+1 definetely a sus batch , ive seen it with all brands at some time or another and sometimes within days of fitment. (see Bombers post)
This is not the result of a SUS BATCH ,its a problem across the brands of all colours and has been like this for at least the last 8 years, my XY GT REp had same thing happen last year, none in stock so parts guy ordered them in from Nolathane as he told me he stopped stockig them after several customers wanted to kill someone after all its not just the cost thats wasted,Its the expensive cost that the mechanics have charged to install ,that none of the suppliers have to wear, my parts guy told me i was wasting my money but ordered them for me as i had them years ago and loved them, and i insisted so he gave in.
Guess what?
He was right. Crumbled after install just moving car around the front yard. my Grand daughter kept telling me about this nice red rubbish stuff under my car ,lol.
out of the mouth of baby .
this crap should be taken off the shelves Australia wide. no recalls for sus batche's (funny that) The world is full of rip off artists but companies that keep selling rubbish should be liable to complete replacement costs. but as this is Australia, with garbage protection laws it just wont happen.
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Posted 30 November 2010 - 09:49 AM
Oh ,by the way,
i personally have witnessed these failures on at least 6 cars in my area when talking to friends about it they all say similar stories.
i personally have witnessed these failures on at least 6 cars in my area when talking to friends about it they all say similar stories.
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Posted 30 November 2010 - 08:46 PM
geeze thats very dodgy...hopefully just a bad batch... but what happens if someone gets some dodgy bushes and it leads to an accident/serious injury/death...due to the faulty product...whos to blame then?
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Posted 30 November 2010 - 09:34 PM
You if you know its faulty and still drive the car
A couple of years ago Nolathane and Noltec were both absorbed by Whiteline
This was just before these crook bushes were made I'm guessing
They may well have improved... but I've not dealt with them much and have been supplying Mackay stuff recently myself
A couple of years ago Nolathane and Noltec were both absorbed by Whiteline
This was just before these crook bushes were made I'm guessing
They may well have improved... but I've not dealt with them much and have been supplying Mackay stuff recently myself
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