Some strut bushing info
They aren't called Heim's, because that's a vendor name. Just like you wouldn't call phenolic by Synthane. Maybe we should call them QA1's because they make the best ones. It's your logic? One guy I work with calls them Heimi's when we test for Chrysler.
Actually... you didn't have them installed right on your Challenger, then you got into all pissy & bitchy with your panties in a bunch when I responded to your numerous posts on FAO and FEO, the ones where you were telling the world that Hotchkis sold you junk and they were worn out in 7,000 miles. Crying, lots of crying until Hotchkis just gave you a set because you were ruining their business and our hobby. You didn't know how to install them correctly, you even provided pictures to that fact. ( But let's all wait now for your snarky come back about how something that has various names, that you can't accept because of your princess title ).
I never did thank you by the way. They were doing a Power Point presentation at work about problems and solutions. We had to show what happens when you install a spherical rod end beyond the "Swivel" specs of a manufacturer. The only place I could find an example of some idiot installing them incorrectly and not trying to hold 90 degrees between the axis on the ball and the threaded rod end was your pics that you posted all over the internet...
Long story short. I got a raise for all my help ( copy and pasted your pics in my email ). But, I really needed to thank you for posting those pics. I owe you a beer... or a Zima or whatever you fruits in California drink. ( Can you drink liquids out there? Or do you have to use them to put out your state which is always on fire ).
Sorry to bother you, it must be rough not knowing how to put out a fire and be employed as a firefighter. Couple that with forgetting your purse in your house when you stormed out to your car that takes you 4 hours to start.
Oh I see, now you're talking about a COMPLETELY different application. The heims on the strut rods on my Challenger have gone 70,000 miles and work great. The heims on the Hotchkis UCA's on my Challenger did wear out in 7k miles. And Hotchkis did send me new ones, after I spoke with their tech and their tech reviewed the pictures I posted as well as others that I sent them directly when they asked. We spoke several times both directly and by email. Their conclusion was that the UCA's were installed correctly, which I confirmed because I wanted to make sure the replacements were installed correctly. Everyone makes mistakes, me included. If Hotchkis had contacted me and said they thought I installed their UCA's incorrectly I would have updated my posts to say exactly that and installed the new ones according to their tech's instructions. But that's
not what they said. They said there was nothing wrong with the installation, and sent a new set of heims and the new rod end boots that they were not selling when I originally purchased my UCA's.
I'm also not the only one that's had issues wearing out heim joints at the UCA.
@autoxcuda has had the same issue with his Hotchkis UCA's. Hotchkis was great to me, and I never blamed them or said their UCAs or even their heim joints were junk. I still have their UCA's on my Challenger and intend to keep on running them. I didn't even ask for any replacements, the parts were not within warranty. Hotchkis reached out to me. And to say that I'm important enough to "ruin their name and our hobby" is pretty hilarious. Hotchkis never asked me to alter my posts or take down the pictures either. I made a big deal out of saying how they went out of their way to send replacement parts, and that their techs were very helpful. All of that said, I do not think that heims at the UCA are a good choice for a street car, because they have proven to have longevity issues in that application. Not just on my car, and not just Hotchkis.
I do have to compliment you on your imagination though, because I can't imagine any professional setting where you'd need to do a powerpoint on something like you describe, or that it would be worth a raise even if you did. Cool story though.
Keep on digging with the insults, it really just demonstrates that you're a toddler.
Heim joint is always capitalized I see. It must be a brand name. Like Kleenex or Q tip.
Yup, and people ask for a kleenex when they want a tissue too. Some brand names become synonymous with the product.
