"Peter T. Arnold" <pm7...@comcast.net> writes: > I wonder what the root cause of the failures is. These parts are not > rocket science, probably poor process control during induction heat > treat of the bearing surfaces. I'm sure that controlling that is > difficult & critical for long life.
And difficult == costly. From what I've read, you can get products made in China at whatever quality level you want to pay for. Even at that you need to do your own QC to be sure you are actually getting what you paid for. Allan -- 1983 300D _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com