Ha, Ha Jock! I beat you by three days, but I had to strim it first as it was so long and to get around the grand childrens swing, then I scarified it to get rid of some of the weeds and moss, before finally firing up the old mower.
Good it's out, but I don't like the look of the gunk in the threads, to me it looks like someone had "bodged it" before
.I meant what it goes into sadly.
The right hand one in your photo looks damaged to me, it is wasted away/thin compared with the other one.
Yup. As I said above, the chap who carried out the thread repair/insert on our Ibiza said it was a common repair on them. I think the big problem is the difficulty in getting the second pin to line up so you don't cross thread it. Just takes one ham fisted cowboy and it's ruined.
I agree with Mike, my bet is on the one on the right. you could take a picture of it and use it as an illustration in a book about "waisted" threads. Definitely requires a new one.
I hope so I'll get a pin kit and will let you know .... thanks all for your support in this you guys are the best
Ours was a 1mm wart of stainless steel on the thread. Had i seen it and filed it off I would have saved a lot of pain. Inspect the new pins and make sure the threads are sound and work well before installing. There are plenty of carriers around at breakers and I would rate a second hand part the best thimng in this case. You know it will fit.
First class advice that. Never assume a part is going to be perfect just because it's new. Always compare to the used part too as manufacturer's will often change things as a model ages and sometimes the modern bit will require a small modification to fit.
Possibly for cars fitted with double pin calipers.
What a great outcome for you. I don't want to sound like I'm putting you down in any way but I'd have used a low strength tread locking fluid - like blue Loctite - https://www.loctiteproducts.com/en/...ker-red-or-blue-which-ones-right-for-you.html It will act to reduce the likelihood of a fixing loosening off whilst at the same time sealing the thread from moisture and so greatly reducing the possibility of it rusting in place. Grease of any sort used in this way, may encourage the pin to slacken with vibration?
