Little Dog
A2OC Donor
Something I suspected has been confirmed; pressed steel arms are the same left and right with the ball joint flipped over (edit, different ball joint).
That means that the hollow steel design is compromised, a design that keeps water out and allows it to drain on one side will be incorrect for the other side. If I had fit pressed steel I would have painted the outside. Then I would have put cavity wax inside while turning the arms. I would then have allowed the wax to settle / drain with the arms in their left right orientation, in effect making them sided.
I couldn’t get pressed at the time so I reluctantly bought cast. No prep needed, I just fit them. No issues with the hex but I think Lemforder supplied Audi?
That means that the hollow steel design is compromised, a design that keeps water out and allows it to drain on one side will be incorrect for the other side. If I had fit pressed steel I would have painted the outside. Then I would have put cavity wax inside while turning the arms. I would then have allowed the wax to settle / drain with the arms in their left right orientation, in effect making them sided.
I couldn’t get pressed at the time so I reluctantly bought cast. No prep needed, I just fit them. No issues with the hex but I think Lemforder supplied Audi?
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