Steve,
Disadvantages of rose joints are that they transmit a lot of road noise thru
the car which doesn't worry me.They are illegal in WA and the cops have
allready got me once for them.
Andrew Smith
Errol Smith wrote:
> Steve,
> Rose joints allow low friction movement of parts while being able to
> maintain close length tolerances. There are many grades of rose joints from
> basic low load joints with no internal lubrication, up to aircraft grade
> sealed self lubricating high shock load joints. The low load joints are
> cheap $15 for a 1/2" female up to $135 a joint for the same size in an
> aircraft grade joint.
> If used in suspension arms etc always err on the side of caution and buy a
> better grade of joint. (you buy safety helmets dont you?). Dust and mud are
> the biggest enemy of rose joints. Tp protect them the joints can be covered
> in grease externally and then wrapped over with hessian tape. The tape is
> then lightly wired over the joint and hot bitumen poured over that to seal
> them up.
> The fitting of rose joints is a definite plus to reduce suspension flex and
> make steering much more precise. As with all good things it costs.
> Cheers
> Feral Errol
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.datrats.com.au/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Greer
> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 7:16 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: rose joints
>
> Hi,
>
> can anyone tell me the advatages and disadvantages of using rose joints and
> any other info I should know about them.
>
> Steve
>
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