German engineering poll

[eperson@students.uiuc.edu (eric chase person)]

The brackets that hold the power steering pump on, the 16v exhaust
manifold, the clips that hold the door sill plates down, and the motor
mounts are a few.
The front wheel bearings, strut bearings, and sway bar brackets are also
wonderfully under-designed.
Basically everything that was needed to change the car over to accept the
16v motor in 1986 seemed very rushed and haphazardly designed, so we end
up with stuff like the upper coolant ho$e mess.

But hey, it could be worse, at least we dont own Nissans.

Eric Person
86.5 16v

On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Rick Alexander wrote:

> There are a few items that I've found on our cars that don't seem to measure
> up to the rigid standards of German engineering. The key way between the
> crank and the cam gear is one and our external door handles is another.
>
> What is the opinion of the list? Are there more issues where it seems to
> have been designed on a Monday morning or a Friday afternoon?
>
> Has anyone ever had a crank and gear machined for a regular insert key? I've
> been thinking that this seems to be a logical solution but not being a
> machinist I can't say how difficult it would be to do. Opinions?
>
> Rick Alexander
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