Lemforder Drop links U/S
 

Just to add to the plethora of 'they don't make things like they used to 'threads in regards to drop links.

New Lemforder drop link just 12 months old, seven and a half thousand miles failed yesterday.

It seems that we now have to regard Drop links as consumables just like oil and filters. To be changed once a year if they even last that long. Which reading other threads they quite often don't.

I've read all the advice about filling syringes with grease, peeling back rubber gaiters and squeezing some extra in.

But at the end of the day I'm just a strapper who drives a car I'm never going to be squeezing grease into the rubber boot of new parts I just buy a part and give to a mechanic to fit who likewise isn't going to be doing that.

it's an absolute joke, and from my observations of comments on here none of the brands appear to be any better than the others.

Unfortunately I totally agree, for the last 4 yr I have purchased the cheapest available and fitted them just before the MOT. Speed limits around here have all dropped to 20mph and this is backed up by ridiculously high/steep speed bumps which if you are travelling at more than 10mph send a jar through the car, driving slower just annoys everyone, it makes the roads almost undriveable

Couldn't agree more - I've just had supposedly genuine Unipart ones fail within a year, and that was with extra grease pumped in. I asked my local garage to get me some replacement, and they sent me these Mogg replacement.s Never heard of the make, but they look good, and the top thread is actually a bit shorter than the originals, so you can get a ring spanner over them to do them up. Only time will tell if they are up to the job.

Pete

Do you think that's why they are failing Dave? By that I mean not slowing down for speed humps. I hate them as much as anyone else does but I find that it's very rare for a following driver to display annoyance. The few that do overtake me in between speed bumps then go crashing over them and I reflect at the price they're going to pay for suspension repairs and early tyre replacement.

By the way, the 20 mph speed limit seems to be a national thing. Local Authorities like us to believe in their safety credentials but the evidence suggests that it's a dictate from central government.

Simon

I have meyle HD, been on a good 2 and a half years. And about 20k miles.

I think that generally the state of the roads along with the poorly built speed bumps have quite a say in the failing of these parts, imagine if we all drove around on super flat surfaces, the suspension would have little to do when it comes to absorbing lumps and bumps. I think I have read somewhere that speed bumps need to conform to height and angle limitations, not as it seems a ton of tarmac dumped out the back of a flatbed, flattened down with a whacker and a white line painted on it!

It is also my opinion that the current plethora of replacement parts available are nowhere near as robust as original manufactured.

A different approach to how we drive on the current condition of our roads will undoubtedly extend the life of even inferior parts.

As for impatient drivers, tend to be as you say younger drivers who are always in a hurry to get somewhere making as much noise as possible in the process. Don't get me wrong, I am no slouch but there is a time and a place.

Iv had Moog and 6 other various ones. All poor. Bought genuine ones of Matt DMGRS and so far so good.... Just had a look on his site and I carnt find them. Maybe they all went.