Front droplinks fubar after less than a year?

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Re: Front droplinks fubar after less than a year?

Post by francophile1947 » Sun Jul 13, 2008 6:47 pm

I doubt if the actual joints are wrecked. It might well be worth covering them with Waxoyl to keep the grit out.
It's a pretty poor show after only 10 months though :shock:
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Re: Front droplinks fubar after less than a year?

Post by westonwarrior » Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:33 pm

Benjymac wrote:Not sure if they react but would a bit of vaseline on the rubber help (hmmm, hope everyone reads the full post as this alone sounds a bit dodgy! :shock: )
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Re: Front droplinks fubar after less than a year?

Post by missfixit70 » Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:37 pm

Seconded :wink: :lol:
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Re: Front droplinks fubar after less than a year?

Post by lizard » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:13 pm

Can I vote :?: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Front droplinks fubar after less than a year?

Post by missfixit70 » Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:02 pm

The ebay seller didn't argue the point, saw the photos & put a new set straight in the post, arrived this morning :D .
He did say he had never had a single complaint in all the years hes been selling them for the bongo, reckons he's shifted over 8000.
As I said before - get yours checked if you've replaced yours in the last couple of years.
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Re: Front droplinks fubar after less than a year?

Post by stringman » Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:48 pm

Regarding vaseline: this causes rubber to perish more quickly. When I worked for a mobile phone network we were forbidden from using vaseline to help get wires through bulk head grommets so I used an alternative. It took a lot of explaining when customer's saw the tube of KY Jelly in my tool box!!!
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Re: Front droplinks fubar after less than a year?

Post by cheffy34 » Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:40 pm

stringman wrote:Regarding vaseline: this causes rubber to perish more quickly. When I worked for a mobile phone network we were forbidden from using vaseline to help get wires through bulk head grommets so I used an alternative. It took a lot of explaining when customer's saw the tube of KY Jelly in my tool box!!!

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Re: Front droplinks fubar after less than a year?

Post by Bob » Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:45 pm

Silicon grease?
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