USED and ABUSED Parts - Page 1
This is a Museum of the Dead. Some of these things leave you stranded, some not.
Broken crankshaft. - Driven 40 miles to safe harbor before repairs.
For details see Tales - July 5, 1989
Slightly worn clutch release bearing. Was someone resting a foot on the clutch pedal?
(Photo from Eric Erickson)
10-spline halfshaft giving up after 47 years, 340,000 miles (and Barney's heavy foot).
Valve stem broken at the keeper groove. Field repair with chewing gum and a hair pin allowed this to be driven 180 miles to safe harbor before repairs. This came with the problem pushrods at right.
Tubular pushrods failed at 2400 miles Click for full report.
Removed 1 pushrod and drove home.
Alloy valve spring caps fractured due to faulty manufacture. - Click for full report.
Driven 150 miles under 4000 rpm running on inner valve springs only.
I encountered a LOT of cracked steel disc wheels before I switched to alloy wheels.
