Canning and Mechanical Failures

Submitted: Monday, Aug 09, 2004 at 16:46
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I have just done a trip down the CSR and wow!!!! - what a trip.

In 20 days that we were on the canning we know of the following - each on seperate vehicles.

- Trailer with snapped off stub (independent suspension).
- Broken sping on fourby
- Fire in underbody insulation, melting auto box wiring and then limp mode.
- melted shock covers on new shocks (major offroad company branded)
- airbag failure
- another airbag failure
- power steering pipes fatigue cracking off and fluid lost
- winch gearbox rattled loose and would not hold wire
- lost antennas
- driving light rattled to bits (self destructed)
- tail light wiring on late model broke loose due to vibration.
- cracked underbody water tank on trailer (lost all water)
- cracked roof rack
- cracked fuel tank
- cracked exhaust system
- broken exhaust system
- dislocated rear axle (all diff oil lost)
- another broken stub on trailer with independent suspension
- and another broken suspension on trailer (independent)
- and again another broken trailer suspension (independent)
- fuel injection leak
- bolts and nuts coming loose and falling off
- exhaust system coming loose (another)
- flat and staked tyres
- steering box failure

and the best if not least - a late model TD IFS cruiser dropping off both front wheels with fatigue failure of both wishbones. Oh what a feeling that must of been.

And sorry to dissapoint, I did not see any 3 litre nissans blown up.

and most intersting, there were 2 suzuki swifts that did the lower half from south to north (where we say them) and NO Problems at all in these little 2 door FWD cars running on 8psi on the harder dunes that had some Patrols and Cruisers stuck.

Sean

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