Glacier White 200 Cup

[Albert540]

That's quite worrying...maybe a result of pressing out the ball joints (possibly with the use of heat)?

 

[EthanMenace]

That's quite worrying...maybe a result of pressing out the ball joints (possibly with the use of heat)?

The balljoint is on the opposite side so even with heat it shouldn’t be that.

 

[Dowling93]

That's nuts! Have ye any idea what might be the contributing factor to it?

 

[burrellbloke]

That's nuts! Have ye any idea what might be the contributing factor to it?

Not yet. The hubs had been blasted and cerekoted - I have no idea if that has caused any issues.

The car does a fair number of track daysand it always has a driver and passenger.

I am not sure if this is just wear and tear? The Gaz Golds have been serviced twice and each time at least one of the front dampers has needed a new rod.

 

[Dowling93]

Not yet. The hubs had been blasted and cerekoted - I have no idea if that has caused any issues.

The car does a fair number of track daysand it always has a driver and passenger.

I am not sure if this is just wear and tear? The Gaz Golds have been serviced twice and each time at least one of the front dampers has needed a new rod.

Yeah I guess it can be hard to pin down! The trackdays ye do usually have a good elevation changes so maybe that could be a factor too? Anyways it's something we'll all be adding to our checklists every other trackday then!

 

[VeiRoNv2]

No way that's wear and tear I don't think,there must have been something that weakened both hubs for it to crack, that's pretty worrying,glad you spotted it early.

 

[Marsch]

That's quite shocking. Good you noticed it before your trip next month.

I'm no expert on this and it could be simply the way these parts are casted but to me it looks like the surface structur on the side where the crack in the hollow part is is corroded. Like the metal is macerated/swolen there or a bit like rust that "blooming" under paint. Not sure what cerakoting does? Is there maybe some heating involved in the process or some pre-cleaning with corrosive liquids?

 

[Helpimonfire]

I've heard a few people saying any kind of cerakote/powdercoat on cast alloy parts can cause weaknesses. Whether that's true or not remains to be seen. Could be a contributing factor maybe?