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Old 09-03-2009   #5
UKZR1
 
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Default Re: Rear Knuckle Failure

ok got out under the car after work. Here's a couple of pics

I cleaned up the inside of the other one and all looks ok but I will need to remove the wheel and have a good look on the outside yet.

One thing to point out is that the car is on DRM coilovers and has been for the last 3 years.

If you look at picture 'knuckle2' on the curved portion of the knuckle just under the lower anti-squat bar mount you will see the break is slightly dirty and looks old. This location lines up to a very slight 'dink/dent/chip' whatever word describes it best. Looks like something in the past may have weakened it.

To get to Germany from England involves driving through Belgium - the only place I have found with worse roads than England!! The bumps through Belgium followed by 4 laps of the ring may have been enough to spread the weakness to breaking point.
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